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Stout; sullen; obstinate. [Obs.] With stern looks and stomachous disdain. Spenser.

Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.] Jamieson.

A short, stout post used for any purpose, a to mark a boundary. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak. Milton. He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. Sir H. Wotton.

Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.

synonyms corresponding to. This word "fortis" we may synonymize after all these fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous, adventurous, brave, bold, daring, intrepid. Camden.

A stout silk having satin stripes, -- used for furniture.

Stoutly; with spirit. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

ognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.

Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn. -- Te*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Te*na"cious*ness, n.

Having a short, thick body; stout.

Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.

To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past participle. His bark is stoutly timbered. Shak.

A stout twilled silk used for dresses.

A small jug, pitcher, or mug, generally used for ale, shaped somewhat like a stout man, with a cocked hat forming the brim.

d noted for its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible has two or three strong teeth toward the end. or ts color is chocolate red. Called also toothbilled pigeon, and manu-mea.

op, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women. A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot. Sir W. Scott.

one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet.

A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. Gardner.

Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent to large, stout, strong, or powerful. "Two-handed sway." Milton.