† ˈstirom Obs.
[Of obscure origin.]
A kind of apple, and the cider made from it: = stire.
| 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 351 Stirom, firmest Fruit, Em⁓bottled (long as Priameian Troy Withstood the Greeks) endures, e'er justly mild. 1740 Somerville Hobbinol i. (1749) 45 Slumb'ring secure, with Stirom well bedew'd, Fallacious cask. |