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stalwart

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stalwart  \Stal"wart\,  Stalworth  \Stal"worth\,  a.  [OE.  stalworth, 
  AS  st[ae]lwyr[eth]  serviceable,  probably  originally,  good  at 
  stealing,  or  worth  stealing  or  taking,  and  afterwards 
  extended  to  other  causes  of  estimation.  See  {Steal},  v.  t., 
  {Worth},  a.] 
  Brave;  bold;  strong;  redoubted;  daring;  vehement;  violent. 
  ``A  stalwart  tiller  of  the  soil.''  --Prof.  Wilson. 
 
  Fair  man  be  was  and  wise,  stalworth  and  bold.  --R.  of 
  Brunne 
 
  Note:  Stalworth  is  now  disused,  or  bur  little  used  stalwart 
  having  taken  its  place 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stalwart 
  adj  1:  having  rugged  physical  strength;  inured  to  fatigue  or 
  hardships;  "hardy  explorers  of  northern  Canada"; 
  "proud  of  her  tall  stalwart  son";  "stout  seamen"; 
  "sturdy  young  athletes"  [syn:  {hardy},  {stout},  {sturdy}] 
  2:  dependable;  "the  stalwart  citizens  at  Lexington";  "a 
  stalwart  supporter  of  the  UN";  "stout  hearts"  [syn:  {stout}] 
  3:  used  especially  of  persons;  "a  stalwart  knight";  "a 
  stouthearted  fellow  who  had  an  active  career  in  the  army" 
  [syn:  {stouthearted}] 
  n  :  a  person  who  is  loyal  to  their  allegiance  (especially  in 
  times  of  revolt)  [syn:  {loyalist}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Stalwart,  MI 
  Zip  code(s):  49789




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