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stot.

An inferior horse.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/stɒt/Received-Pronunciation/stɔt/British, Southern, Standard/stɑt/General-American

  1. An inferior horse.

    obsolete

  2. An ox or bull.

  3. A heifer.

    regional
Where this word comes from

From Middle English stot, from Old English stott (“a hack, jade, or worthless horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *stott, *stutt, of uncertain origin; yet, probably related to Old Norse stútr (“young bull, steer”) (whence Danish stud (“a castrated bull, steer”), Swedish stut (“a steer”)). Compare also English stoat.

noun/stɒt/Received-Pronunciation/stɔt/British, Southern, Standard/stɑt/General-American

  1. A bounce or rebound.

    Northern-England · Scotland

  2. A leap using all four legs at once.

Where this word comes from

Likely derived from Middle Dutch stoten (“to push”) or Middle Low German stôten, from Old Saxon stōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *stautan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną (“to push, jolt, bump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Also compare Middle English steten (“to thrust, strike, push, knock down”), Old Norse stauta and steyta (whence Danish støde), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (stautan), Old Saxon stotan; as well, modern English stutter.

verb/stɒt/Received-Pronunciation/stɔt/British, Southern, Standard/stɑt/General-American

  1. To bounce, rebound or ricochet.

    Northern-England · Scotland · intransitive

  2. To make bounce, rebound or ricochet.

    Northern-England · Scotland · transitive

  3. To stumble.

    Northern-England · Scotland · transitive

  4. To leap using all four legs at once.

    intransitive

  5. To strike, push, shove.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Likely derived from Middle Dutch stoten (“to push”) or Middle Low German stôten, from Old Saxon stōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *stautan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną (“to push, jolt, bump”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Also compare Middle English steten (“to thrust, strike, push, knock down”), Old Norse stauta and steyta (whence Danish støde), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (stautan), Old Saxon stotan; as well, modern English stutter.

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