sb. pl. north. [? f. STAUP v. + -ING1.] (See quot. 1847.)

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1847.  Halliwell, Staupings, the holes made by the feet of horses and cattle in miry highways. and other places. North.

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1857.  C. B. Robinson, Best’s Farm. Bks. (Surtees), Gloss., Saddened. Dried or hardened. Otherwise the action of the feet on the wet ground would make ‘staupings.’

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