stone's throw
a very short distance
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stones
Testicles; balls.
Stonewall Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson (1824-63), one of the Confederate generals in the American Civil War; so called because at the Battle of Bull Run (1861) General Bee, of South Carolina, observing his men to waver, exclaimed, "Look at Jackson's men; they stand like a stone wall!
stonkered
Beaten, defeated; exhausted.
Stony Arabia
A mistranslation of Arabia Petraa, where Petraea is supposed to be an adjective formed from the Greek petros (a stone) . The name is really taken from the city of Petra, the capital of the Nabathssans. Cp. YEMEN.
stoobs
Boots. } after them, if desired, and, as may be seen, some
stook
A pocket-handkerchief. A STOOK-HAULER, or "buzzer," is a thief who takes pocket-handkerchiefs.
Stool of Repentance
The cutty stool, a low stool placed in front of the pulpit in Scottish churches, on which persons who had incurred ecclesiastical censure were placed during divine service. When the service was over the penitent had to stand on the stool and receive the minister's rebuke.
Stool Pigeon
A police spy or informer; also a person employed by gamblers, etc.
stoop
The pillory. The cull was served for macing and napp'd the stoop; he was convicted of swindling, and put in the pillory.
stop a bullet
to take a severe impact or risk to protect someone
stop and drop
immediately stop what you're doing and take action
stop and go
characterized by frequent stops and starts
stop and smell the roses
Take time to appreciate and enjoy life's small pleasures
stop at nothing
Do whatever it takes to achieve a goal, regardless of ethics or morality
stop cold
to suddenly stop or be stopped
stop dead
to suddenly and completely stop moving or happening
stop hole abbey
The nick name of the chief rendzvous of the canting crew of beggars, gypsies, cheats, thieves, &c. &c.
stop over
To interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.
stop press
News that is so important it interrupts regular reporting.
stop someone in their tracks
To suddenly and completely stop someone from doing something
stop the bleeding
to stop a situation from getting worse
stop the lights
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
stop the presses
Halt immediate action to address unexpected news or information
store away
remember or learn something for future use
store is no sore
Things stored up for future use are no evil. Sore means grief as well as wound, our sorrow.
Storks' law
A Roman law which obliged children to maintain their necessitous parents in old age, "in imitation of the stork." Also called "Antipelargia.
storm off
to leave quickly and angrily
storm out of the blocks
start something with great energy and speed
Stormy Petrel
See PETREL. Stornello Verses (stor nel' 6) are those in which certain words are harped on and turned about and about.
stormy weather
Difficult or troubled times
storrac
Carrots. } take it doubly.
story
A falsehood,—the soft synonym for a lie, allowed in family circles and boarding-schools. A Puritanism that came into fashion with the tirade against romances, all novels and stories being considered as dangerous and false.
stot
A young bullock. In Northumberland the term STOT means to rebound.
stoter
A great blow. Tip him a stoter in the haltering place; give him a blow under the left ear.
stotor
A heavy blow, a settler.—Old Cant.
stoup
A vessel to hold liquor: a vessel containing a size or half a pint, is so called at Cambridge.
stovepipe hat
A tall, flat-crowned hat
Stovepipe Hat
An old-fashioned tall silk hat, a chimney-pot hat (q.v.). High collars, tight coats, and tight sleeves were worn at home and abroad, and, as though that were not enough, a stovepipe hat. — Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Sept. 1891.
stow
Stow you; be silent, or hold your peace. Stow your whidds and plant'em, for the cove of the ken can cant'em; you have said enough, the man of the house understands you.
stow
To leave off, or have done; "STOW it, the gorger’s leary." Leave off, the person is looking. See STASH, with which it is synonymous.—Ancient Cant.
stow faking!
Leave off there, be quiet! FAKING means anything that may be going on.
straight
An American phrase peculiar to dram-drinkers; similar to our word NEAT, which see.
straight and narrow
Behaving correctly and morally
straight away
Immediately or without delay
straight face
To remain serious and not laugh
straight from the horse's mouth
Directly from the original or most reliable source
straight from the horse's mouth
Direct from the highest authority, which can not be questioned. The only certain way of discover- ing the age of a horse is by examining its lower jaw.
straight from the shoulder
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
straight from the shoulder
With full force. A boxing term. The government shall he upon his shoulder (Is. ix, 6). The allusion is to the key slung on the shoulder of Jewish stewards on public occasions, and as a key is emblematic of government 'and power, the metaphor is very striking.
straight goods
Truthful or genuine information
straight man
A person who plays the role of a serious and unamused character
straight out of the chute
Starting immediately or right away
straight shooter
Someone who speaks honestly and directly
straight-face test
A test of credibility or believability
straighten out
To solve or resolve a problem or situation
straighten up
Improve one's behavior or posture
straighten up and fly right
To improve one's behavior or situation
straightener
A prearranged fight to settle a dispute.
strain a point
To stretch or interpret a rule or situation too far
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