Definition of Steans

1. stean [v] - See also: stean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steans

steamrollers
steamrolling
steamrolls
steams
steamship
steamship company
steamship line
steamships
stean
steane
steaned
steanes
steaning
steanings
steans (current term)
steapsin
steapsins
stear
stearage
stearages
stearate
stearated
stearates
steard
steare
steared
steares
stearic
stearic acid

Literary usage of Steans

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick by John Willis Clark, Thomas McKenny Hughes (1890)
"Than he tel't ma to put t' ledder bags wid t' steans in them on beside t' driver's ... job if fadder could sell o' t' steans iv oor fell at five shillin' a ..."

2. The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick by John Willis Clark, Thomas McKenny Hughes (1890)
"Than he tel't ma to put t' ledder bags wid t' steans in them on beside t' driver's ... job if fadder could sell o' t' steans iv oor fell at five shillin' a ..."

3. The Folk-speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent: Being Short by Alexander Craig Gibson (1869)
""Whey," says I, "ye'll hardly hev t' feace to tell me 'at ya bag o' steans isn't as gud as anudder bag o' steans—an' suer/y,? to man, ye'll niver be sa ..."

4. Regional Housing Opportunities for Lower Income Households: A Resource Guide by Robert W. Burchell, David L. Stokin, Arlene Pashman (1995)
"The municipality must prove that (steans 1993, 4): • The decision is supported by sufficient evidence in the record. ..."

5. The Folk-speech of South Cheshire by Thomas Darlington (1887)
"... milk in the process of forming cream, but also for other household purposes. " Three creara steans, two washing steans." Auctioneer's catalogue (Chol- ..."

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