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Steek vs Stee - What's the difference?

steek | stee |

As nouns the difference between steek and stee

is that steek is a stitch while stee is a ladder.

As a verb steek

is to stitch (sew with a needle.

steek

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To stitch (sew with a needle)
  • To shut or close

    • Noun

    (wikipedia steek) (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A stitch.
  • *1934 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Grey Granite'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 565:
  • *:Ake Ogilvie told the tale the next day to Ma Cleghorn, Ma lying at rest in her bed, she'd gone to bed with a steek in her side and as lying fair wearied till Ake looked in.
  • A set of stitches used to fasten knitting together.
    • ----

    stee

    English

    Alternative forms

    * stey

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A ladder.
    • (Webster 1913)