ˈstunkard, a. Sc.
Also ston-, stunkerd, stonkard, -art.
[Of obscure origin.]
Sulky, sullen.
| 1737 A. Ramsay in Gentl. Mag. VII. 507/1 These stonkerd fellows Wha merit naithing but the gallows. 1814 Saxon & Gael I. 77 (Jam.), I was speerin' for you at my Lord, but he is sae stunkard and paughty. 1824 Scott Redgauntlet ch. ii, It's a sore thing to see a stunkard cow kick down the pail when it's reaming fou. |