stoit

intransitive verb

ˈstōt,

ˈstȯit

-ed/-ing/-s

1

chiefly Scottish : stagger, lurch

2

dialectal, England : to jump up

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Dutch stuiten to stop, check, bounce; akin to Old High German stōzan to push, thrust

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