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Show S occafion fhe had fumbled upon fuch mifchances a T2 STUFF. v. n. To feed gluttonoufly were little for the honour of her or her family. Sida What man art thou, that thus befcreen'd in nigh So ffumbleft on my countel ? Shak. Romeoand Juliet A moufe, bred in a cheft, dropped out over th fide, and fumbled upon a delicious morfel L' Efrange Ovid flumbled, by fome inadvertency, #pon Livi Diyden in a bath Many of the greateft inventions have been accidentally ffunbled upon by men bufy and inquifitive Ray Write down p and b, and make figns to hi to endeavour to pronounce them, and guide hi by fhewing him the motion of your own lips; b Wedg'd in a fpacious elbow-chair An on her plate a treble fhare As if fhe ne'er could have enough Taught harmlefs man to cram and fuff STu'FFING. 2 /. [from fuf. 1. That by which any thing is filled Swift Rome was a farrago out of the neighbourin nations; and Greece, though one monarchy unde Alexander, yet the people, that were the fuffing an Hale materials thereof, exifted before 2. Relifhing ingredients put into meat Arrach leaves are very good in pottage and fujfMortimer ings STUuk or StUuck [ fuc, Fr. fucco n f Italian.] A compofition of lime an marble, powdered very fine, commonl called plafter of Paris, with which figure and other ornaments refembling {culpBailey See Stucco ture are made SturMm. #./. 7 A fhaft to draw water ou of a mine Bailey STULTI'LOQUENCE. #. /. [fultus an Joguentia, Lat.] Foolifh talk Diét Stum. 2./. [ fum, Swedith; {uppofed t be contraéted from mu/tum 1. Wine yet unfermented Latin, muft An unétuous clammy vapour, that arifes fro the ffum of grapes when they lie mafhed in the vat puts out a light when dipped into it. Addif. on Italy 2. New wine ufed to raife fermentation i dead and vapid wines Let our wines without mixture or fum be all fine Or call up the mafter, and break his dull noddle B. Fonfon 3. Wine revived by a new fermentation Drink ev'ry letter on't in ffum And make it brifk champaigne become Hudibras Zo Stum. @. a. [from the noun.] T renew wine by mixing frefh wine an raifing a new fermentation Vapid wines are put upon the lees of nobl wines to give them fpirit, and we ffum our wine to renew their fpirits Floyer Z0 STUMBLE n [This word Funiu derives from ffump, and fays the origina meanin Sfump is to firike, or trip 1 rather thin againft it come fro tumble. 1, To trip in walking When fhe will take the rein, I let her run Bot the'll not fumble. Shakefpeare's Winter's Tale A headftall being reftrained to keep him fro fumbling, hath been often burft Shakefpeare's Taming of the Shrew As we pac'd alon Upon the giddy footing of the hatches Methought that Clofter ffumbled; and in fallin Struck me, that fought to ftay him, overboard Th Shakefpeare way of the wicke is as darknefs the Prov. iv, 19 know not at what they ffu Cover'd o'er with blood AWhich from the patriot's brealt in torrents flow'd He faints; bis fteed no longer bears the rein But ffumbles o'er the heap his hand had flain. Prior 2, Toflip; toerr biounders to {lide into crimes o He that loveth his brother abideth in the light and there is none occafion of fumbling in him 1 fo. ii. 10 This my day of grac They who negle€t and fcorn, fhall never tafte But hard be harden'd, blind be blinded more That they may flumble on, and deeper fall. Milton 3. To firike againft by chance on by chance: with zgon to ligh This extreme dealing had driven her to put her felf with a great lady of that country, by whic ST a little endeavoury fumbl Holder's Elements of Speech which he will, wit ugon one of them Zo STU'MBLE. v. a 1. T obftru&t in progrefs ; to mak trip or ftop 2. To make to boggle t to offend And flumbled many Miltor's Paradife Loft if one illiterate man was flumbled, *twas likel others of his form would be fo too Fell . One thing more flumbles me in the very foundation of this hypothefis Locke Stu'MBLE. 7, /. [from the verb. 1. A trip in walking A blunder Of funning founds, and voice all confus'd, Afi ults hi Still fhai Stunn'd wit One flumble is enough to deface the character o an honourable life L' Efprange [from fumble. On ear I hear, and neye quit the fcore hoarfe Codrus® T hefeid o%e an flto pree Sp Alma, wearied of being grea And nodding in ber chair of flate, Stunn'd and worn out with endlefs cha Of Will did this, and Nan faid that Shouts as thunder loud afflict the ai And flun the birds releas'd The Britons, once a favag Defcendants of the barbarou With limbs robuft, and voic You taught to modulate thei Pr Pr kind Huns that fluns tongues fpeak without the help of lungs waV" 2. To make fenfelefs or dizzy with a blgy One hung a pole-ax at his {addle-bow And one a heavy mace to ff / z the foe, Dryden Stunec Th paflive of fing preterite and participl both thefe fiters have I fiwvorn my love Each jealous of the other, as the fun Are of the adder Shakefpeare's King Lear With envy flung, they view each other's deeds The fragrant work with diligence proceeds Dryder's Zneid STuNk The preterite of fink Be fweet to all : is thy complexion four Then keep fuch company, make them thy allay Get a fharp wife, a fervant that will low'r A flumbler ftumbles leaft in rugged way. Herbert 70 STUNT. w. a. [ funta, Iilandick.] T STU'MBLINGBLOCK. ] . /. [from ffumStu'MBLINGSTONE. § bl. Caufe o fpirit Arbutbot There he ftopt fhort, nor fince has writa tittle ftumbling ; cauf of errour cauf o offence We preach Chrift crucified, unto the Jews frumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolifhnefs 1 Cor. iv 2 Shakefpeare is a fflumblingblock to thefe rigid criticks Speciator This ffumbling-flone we hope to take away Burnet STUMP. #. /. [ ffumpe, Danifh ; fompe Duatch ; ffompen, Dan. to lop.] The par of any folid body remainin reft 1s taken away after th Of his huge tail he quite in funder cleft of and but the ffzzp hi Five joints ther he hew'd left Spenfer Your colt's tooth is not caft yete-Not while have a flump H throug Shake[peare the bufhe fcrambles Down comes poor Hob upon his fac Amongft the briers and brambles. Drayt. Nym Who, 'caufe they 're wafted to the fumps Are reprefented beft by rumps Hudibras A coach-horfe fnapt off' the end of his finger and I dreffed the ffump with common digeftive Wileman's Surgery A poor afs, now wore out to the fumps, fell dow under his load L'Eftrange Againft a ffump his tulks the monfter grinds And in the fharpen'd edge new vigour finds. Dyyd A tongue might have fome refemblance to th Slamp of a feather Greaw's Mufeum .Worn to the ffump in the fervice of the maids 'tis thrown out of doors, or condemned to kindl a fire Sawift adj ftumps ; hard word [from Stump. fiff ftrong Though this ufage funted the girl in her growth it gave her a hardy conftitution; the had lifean But has the wit to make the moft of little Like ffunted hide-bound trees, that juft have go Sufficient fap at once to bear and rot Full o Papt The tre Gre fcrubby, dried a-top, and funted And the next parfon ftubb'd and burnt it, Swiff STuPE. 2. f [fupa, Latin.] - Clotho flax dipped in warm medicaments, an applied to a hurt or fore A fomentation was by fome pretender to fur gery applied with coarfe woollen fupes, one o which was bound upon his leg, #ifenan's Surgery 7% STUFPE. v. a. [from the noun.] Tofo The efcar divide, and ffupe the part aftected it ba They burn the ftubble, which, bein fo fumpy they feldom plow in Martimer W ifeman wine STUPEFA‘CTION. 7. /o [ fupefaction, E Jfupefaéius, Lat.] Infenfibility; dulnefs he n m o ef th gg {l t fupid folly A flump doth trip him in his pace Stu'MPY hinder from growth ment; to drefs with ftupes He ftruck fo ftrongly, that the knotty ftin To ftron fhun th car and g weak does not aéa t noif upon the organ T a failure Stu'meLER. #. that ftumbles bub wil An Such terms amus'd them all z 7o STUN. . a [r an n Sa o 3@ "" noife. 1. To confound or dizzy wit e An univerfal hu brm en ic co o te di th o an if All re outh it up o ct ef fu an a hardnef She fent to ev'ry chllql Firm impudence, or ffupefaciion mild And firaight fucceeded, leaving fhame 10 rO;m Cibberian forehead, or Cimmerian gloom StupEFA'CcTIVE adj. [from Supefadi % ? 1 Lat. fupefactif s f e h ' bility ; dullin narcotick; opiate It is a gentle foment , l : m g ] n c B o mixt ;eat r p Opium hat h o t p e f part ; the one movin 0ff in La j a St Wonderful; a re the fub ; All thote fupendo t i w t e l c e o f h je& o Clarendo learned prelate Grea |