▪ I. ˈstouter
(See quot. 1792) ? Obs. Cf. strouter.
| 1792 G. Cartwright Jrnl. Labrador I. Gloss. p. xv, Stouter, very strong shores, which are placed round the head of a stage or wharf, to prevent them from being damaged by ships or boats. 1819 L. A. Anspach Hist. Island Newfoundland 430 The place where the operation of curing the cod-fish is performed, is a stage or covered platform erected on the shore, with one end projecting over the water, which is called the stage-head, and which is fortified with stouters. |
▪ II. stouter
var. stoter n.2 Obs.