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stouter [< stout strong + -er] Nfld 
n. See 1819 quote.
- 1779 (1792) We found the head of the stage raised up about five inches, many of the posts, shores, and stouters gone, and the ice a solid bed under it. . . .
- 1819 . . . the stage-head . . . is fortified with stouters, or very strong shores, to prevent the stage from receiving any damage from ships or boats.
- 1964 Strouters [sic], posts at the end of a fishing stage.
- 1779 (1792) We found the head of the stage raised up about five inches, many of the posts, shores, and stouters gone, and the ice a solid bed under it. . . .