stut
stut · stuts
A supportA support.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland)A support.
These stuts buckled.
Origin
Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan. Cognate with German stützen (“to support”)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”).
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