Great ___ River Through Canterbury Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "STOUR" which means:

adjective
• • (now rare outside dialectal) tall; large; stout.
• • (now rare outside dialectal) strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
• • (now rare outside dialectal) bold; audacious.
• • (now rare outside dialectal) rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
• • (now rare outside dialectal, of a voice) rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
• • (now rare outside dialectal, of land or cloth) stiff; inflexible.
• • Resolute; unyielding.
adverb
• • Severely; strongly.
noun
• • A stake.
• • A round of a ladder.
• • A stave in the side of a wagon.
• • A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.
• • An armed battle or conflict.
• • A time of struggle or stress.
• • Tumult, commotion; confusion.
• • A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.
verb
• • To move; stir.
• • To move actively; keep stirring.
• • To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
• • To stir up, as liquor.
• • To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
• • To sprinkle.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The fishermen sailed their boats across the stour."
• • "The river was swollen, and a stour flowed through the town."

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