staw

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ˈstȯ

Scottish past tense of steal

staw

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"

chiefly Scottish variant of stall

staw

3 of 3

noun

"

chiefly Scottish

: surfeit

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots), alteration of Middle English stal, from Old English stæl

and Noun

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