Definition of STUT

stut

Plural: stuts

Verb

  • To support, prop up.
  • To stutter.

Noun

  • A support.

Examples

  • These stuts buckled.
  • When the upper storey of the house was altered the roof had to be stutted up for the time being.

Origin / Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan. Cognate with German stützen (“to support”), Dutch stutten (“to support”), Danish støtte (“to support”), Norwegian støtte (“to support”), Swedish stötta (“to support”), Icelandic styðja (“to support”).

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