north. [f. STAUP v.] (See quot. 1825.)
1825. Jamieson, Suppl., Staup 1. A long awkward step, Roxb. 2. A tall awkward person; as ‘Haud af me, ye muckle lang staup,’ ibid.
1897. Ld. E. Hamilton, Outlaws of Marches, xvii. 184–5. I was … Never a happer-hippit staup of a thing like yourself.
