stour

adjective7

1. •
   (dialect) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
2. •
   (dialect) Tall; big; stout.
3. •
   (dialect) Inflexible, stiff.
4. •
   (dialect) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
5. •
   (dialect) Bold; audacious.
6. •
   (dialect) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
7. •
   (no longer used) Resolute; unyielding.

noun4

1. •
   (dialect) Tumult, commotion; confusion.
2. •
   (dialect, UK) A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.
3. •
   (no longer used) An armed battle or conflict.
4. •
   (no longer used) A time of struggle or stress.

   • Then gan she waile and weepe, to see that woefull stowre. — 1590

adverb1

1. •
   (dialect) Severely; strongly.

noun4

1. •
   A stake.
2. •
   A round of a ladder.
3. •
   A stave in the side of a wagon.
4. •
   A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.

noun1

1. •
   A river in Kent, England, running from the confluence of the Great Stour and Little Stour to the English Channel at Pegwell Bay.