Defn: A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels.
[Colloq. U.S.]
STERQUILINOUS Ster*quil"i*nous, a. Etym: [L. sterquilinium a dung pit, fr. stercus dung.]
Defn: Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry. [Obs.]
Howell.
STERRE
Ster"re, n.
Defn: A star. [Obs.] Chaucer.
STERRINK
Ster"rink, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The crab-eating seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) of the Antarctic
Ocean.
STERROMETAL
Ster"ro*met`al, n. Etym: [Gr. metal.]
Defn: Any alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, of which cannon are sometimes made.
STERT
Stert, obs. p. p. of Start.