stot

noun

1. (obsolete)An inferior horse.
2. An ox or bull.
3. (regional)A heifer.
4. (Northern-England, Scotland)A bounce or rebound.

   “Instead of dropping the golden cones safely into his bag he let them dribble out of his hands so that, in the expectancy before the violence of the storm, the tiny stots from one transfigured branch to another could be clearly heard.”

5. A leap using all four legs at once.

verb

1. (Northern-England, Scotland, intransitive)To bounce, rebound or ricochet.

   “‘I've plenty of money in my bank – and I have my cheque book here – could one of you cash a cheque for five pounds? – I promise it won't stot.’”

2. (Northern-England, Scotland, transitive)To make bounce, rebound or ricochet.
3. (Northern-England, Scotland, transitive)To stumble.
4. (intransitive)To leap using all four legs at once.

   “This vigorous and conspicuous leaping in front of a predator is analogous to bird alarm calls, in that it seems to warn companions of danger while apparently calling the predator’s attention to the stotter himself. We have a responsibility to explain stotting Tommies and all similar phenomena, and this is something I am going to face in later chapters.”

5. (obsolete)To strike, push, shove.