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stond

stond noun: an impediment, obstacle or hindrance.

Noun

stond (plural stonds)

  1. (obsolete) An 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. (obsolete) A stand (post, station).
    • when he saw the Damsell passe away,
      He left his stond, and her pursewd apace1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of stond

pluralstonds
alternative formstound

Origin of stond

For stand.

Questions about stond

What does stond mean?
Stond means an impediment, obstacle or hindrance.
What part of speech is stond?
Stond is a noun.
What is the plural of stond?
The plural of stond is stonds.

Words near stond in the dictionary

  1. stomps out
  2. stompy
  3. Ston
  4. Ston Easton
  5. stonable
  6. stond
  7. stonds
  8. stone
  9. stone age
  10. Stone Age diet
  11. stone alignment

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