stouth

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Etymology

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From Middle English stulth, from Old Norse stuldr (stealing, theft). Cognate with Swedish stöld (stealing, theft).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stouth (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Stealing, theft.
    Thae landis are with stouth sae socht, / To extreme povertie are brocht. (Sir Richard Maitland, ‘Agains The Thievis of Liddisdale’)
  2. (obsolete) A secret or clandestine transaction.

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