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stut.

To support, prop up.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To support, prop up.

    Northern-England · Scotland · transitive
    When the upper storey of the house was altered the roof had to be stutted up for the time being.
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan. Cognate with German stützen (“to support”), Dutch stutten (“to support”), Danish støtte (“to support”), Norwegian støtte (“to support”), Swedish stötta (“to support”), Icelandic styðja (“to support”).

noun
  1. A support.

    Northern-England · Scotland
    These stuts buckled.
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan. Cognate with German stützen (“to support”), Dutch stutten (“to support”), Danish støtte (“to support”), Norwegian støtte (“to support”), Swedish stötta (“to support”), Icelandic styðja (“to support”).

verb
  1. To stutter.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English stutten (“to stammer, stop short”), from Old English *stuttan (“to stop short, stutter”), from Proto-Germanic *stutjaną (“to stammer, stop short”). Cognate with German stutzen (“to hesitate, stumble, stop short”).

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