stechieadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈstɛki/,

/ˈstɛxi/, U.S.

/ˈstɛki/, Scottish English

/ˈstɛxɪ/

Forms: 1800s stighy, 1800s– stechie, 1800s– stechy, 1800s– steechie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: stech v., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < stech v. + -y suffix⁶.

Scottish.

Of a person, limb, etc.: lacking suppleness or agility; stiff. Also occasionally as n.: a person so affected.In earlier use with the implication of laziness.

ΚΠ

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Stechie, stiff in the joints; a term including the idea not of stiffness only, but also of laziness.

?a1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds (NLS 6522) xxiii. f. 56 A thickset stighy ne'erdoweel.

1875 A. Burgess Bk. Nettercaps 53 Man growes auld, and..can nether Happie—Jump—nor rin—he is sae Stiff & Stechie.

1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 15 His stechy stumps an' mendit claes.

1994 Daily Rec. (Scotl.) (Nexis) 31 Aug. 24 Thankfully, it was recognised fairly early on in my life that I am what is known in the trade as a stechie (see Oor Wullie ‘for reference’).

2008 E. Bell Voy. Shuckenoor 64 My arm's stechie from holding you.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stechie
释义	stechieadj.n. Brit. /ˈstɛki/, /ˈstɛxi/, U.S. /ˈstɛki/, Scottish English /ˈstɛxɪ/ Forms: 1800s stighy, 1800s– stechie, 1800s– stechy, 1800s– steechie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: stech v., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < stech v. + -y suffix⁶. Scottish. Of a person, limb, etc.: lacking suppleness or agility; stiff. Also occasionally as n.: a person so affected.In earlier use with the implication of laziness. ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Stechie, stiff in the joints; a term including the idea not of stiffness only, but also of laziness. ?a1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds (NLS 6522) xxiii. f. 56 A thickset stighy ne'erdoweel. 1875 A. Burgess Bk. Nettercaps 53 Man growes auld, and..can nether Happie—Jump—nor rin—he is sae Stiff & Stechie. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 15 His stechy stumps an' mendit claes. 1994 Daily Rec. (Scotl.) (Nexis) 31 Aug. 24 Thankfully, it was recognised fairly early on in my life that I am what is known in the trade as a stechie (see Oor Wullie ‘for reference’). 2008 E. Bell Voy. Shuckenoor 64 My arm's stechie from holding you. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1825
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