STIVE
Stive, n.
Defn: The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding. De Colange.
STIVER Sti"ver, n. Etym: [D. stuiver; akin to G. stüber, Dan. styver, Sw. styfver.]
Defn: A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth.
STIVES
Stives, n. pl. Etym: [OE. See Stew.]
Defn: Stews; a brothel. [Obs.] Chaucer.
STOAK
Stoak, v. t. Etym: [Cf. G. stocken.] (Naut.)
Defn: To stop; to choke.
STOAT
Stoat, n. Etym: [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps originally
only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to push, E. stutter; cf.
Icel. st a bull, Sw. stut a bullock. Cf. Stot.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown, but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes applied also to other brown weasels.