Squot or Squat. (1) n. A bruise (Aubrey's Wilts MS.).—N.W. (2) v. To bruise or crush (S.), as 'I've bin an' squot my thumb.' To bruise by compression (B.).—N.W.
Sqwawk. To squall out as a hen does when pulled off the nest.—N.W.
Stabble. v. Of ground, to poach up by continual treading, as near a field gateway (Village Miners). Children are always 'stabbling about' indoors, making a mess and litter.—N. & S.W.
Stack. 'A stack of elms'=either one score or two score of 'elms.'—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)
Staddles, Staddle-stones. The pillars on which a rick stands (A.B.S.). Cf. Stavel (Steevil in S.W.). A.S. staðol.—N. & S.W.
Stael. See Stale.
Stag, Steg. A rent in clothes.—N. & S.W.
Staid. Of mature age, elderly (S.).—N. & S.W.
Stake-and-ether-hedge. A wattled fence. See Ether.—N.W.