stotter, v. Sc. and north.
(ˈstɒtə(r))
Also stoter, stotre, stutter.
[f. stot v. + -er1. Cf. stoiter, stutter, totter vbs.]
intr. To stumble, stagger.
| 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 97 Stoter, or stotre, to stumble. 1785 Bran New Wark l. 365 She stottered, she fell. 1893 Stevenson Catriona xi, I never could abye the reek of them since I could stotter on two feet. |