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stonds

stonds is the plural of stond.

Meaning of stond

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

Questions about stonds

What is stonds the plural of?
Stonds is the plural of stond.

Words near stonds in the dictionary

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

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