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staun

/ stɔːn /

verb

  1. a Scot word for stand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Staun by the windlass, ye deevils, I'm comin' up wi' specimens!

If ye want to ken the way I'm gaun hame wi' this wally umbrella-staun', I'll tell ye the rale truth.

I'm that thin they couldna hit me, an' in ony case I'm teuch eneuch tae staun ony pison.

But his change o' colour's no the warst o't. See, he hasna a leg to staun upon, and every teeth that was in his head's faun oot.

"Staun aside, guidwife, staun aside," he said; at the same time gently pushing his wife back with his left hand as he spoke.

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