Sc. Obs. Also 7 stoot. [f. STUT sb.; cf. MDu. stutten to prop.] trans. To prop up, support. Hence Stutted, Stutting ppl. adjs.
1638. A. Cant, Serm., 13 June (1699), 6. Noblemen, these Artificial and stooted Mountains [sc. the bishops], have overtoped you who are the Natural Mountains. Ibid., 12. These are the two Pillars whereupon our Mountain of Prelacie is Stooted.
1808. Jamieson, Stut, to prop, to support, with stakes or pillars.
1819. W. Tennant, Papistry Storm’d (1827), 218. Frae her four stuttin’ pillars stout Lumps of out batter’t stane fell out.
