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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stalwart \Stal"wart\ (st[o^]l"w[~e]rt or st[add]l"-; 277),
Stalworth \Stal"worth\ (-w[~e]rth), a. [OE. stalworth, AS.
staelwyr[eth] serviceable, probably originally, good at
stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards
extended to other causes of estimation. See {Steal}, v. t.,
{Worth}, a.]
Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent. "A
stalwart tiller of the soil." --Prof. Wilson.
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Fair man he was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of
Brunne.
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Note: Stalworth is now disused, or but little used, stalwart
having taken its place.
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