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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STUN, n., v.

I. n. A loud stupefying noise, a din.Sc. 1727 J. Thomson Summer 488:
I stray, regardless whither; till the stun Of a near fall of water every sense Wakes from the charm of thought. [later edd. read sound.]

II. v. Deriv. stunner, a big, clumsy, stupid fellow.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 441:
A stunner o' a gowk — a mighty fool.