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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
STAIR, n.2 A porpoise, gen. in pl. of a school of porpoises (s.Ayr. 1971).
[This appears to be ad. Gael stair(ean), (a) stepping-stone(s), from the similarity in appearance.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Stair n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/stair_n2>
