(a) A river; swan stoure, a name for the Test River; (b) the name of several rivers, the Stour; also, in other place names and in surnames [see Smith PNElem.2.165].
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(a) An adult male deer, esp. a four- or five-year-old stag; stagge of an hert; (b) a young male horse, colt [chiefly N]; (c) a swan [cp. steg(ge n.]; (d) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.……
(a) To grip, take hold; taken to, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L adprehendere]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift……
