stond

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noun

An impediment, obstacle or hindrance

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Meanings

nounstond (plural stonds)

plural stonds · alternative stound

  1. obsoleteAn impediment, obstacle or hindrance

    Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises.

    1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Studies”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
  2. obsoleteA stand (post, station).

    when he saw the Damsell passe away, He left his stond, and her pursewd apace

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Origin

For stand.

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