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A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.

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  1. n. A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
  2. a. Tall; strong; stern.
  3. A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion. [Obs.] Fairfax. "That woeful stowre." Spenser. She that helmed was in starke stours [fierce conflicts]. Chaucer. Tall; strong; stern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
  4. A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.[Obs.] Fairfax. "That woeful stowre." Spenser.She that helmed was in starke stours [fierce conflicts]. Chaucer.
  5. n. A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion. a. Tall; strong; stern.