Stewer, Stour, Sture. Fuss, commotion.—S.W.
Stew up. To tidy up.—S.W.
Stick. To decorate with evergreens, &c. 'We allus sticks th' Church at Christmas,'—the decorations formerly consisting only of sprigs of holly stuck into holes in the backs of the pews.—N.W.
Stickle. To stick. 'They're as thick as they can stickle on it.'—S.W.
Stick-up. v. To make the first tentative advances towards courtship.—N.W., occasionally.
'I've bin a-stickin' up to another young ooman this summer, wi' a view to keepin' comp'ny wi' she.'—Dark, ch. xv.
Stipe. 'The stipe o' the hill,' the steepest part.—N.W.
*Stipe, Steip. A dozen and a half of 'elms' (H.Wr.). 'Steip of helms, eighteen helms: Wilts.'—Holloway's Dict.—S.W.
Stived up. Shut up in a warm close place. Fighting cocks were formerly kept warm in a 'stive,' or kind of straw basket like a hive, whilst waiting their turn to fight.—N. & S.W.