a-strainadv.
/əˈstreɪn/ On the strain, straining.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adverb] > excessive or abnormal
strainingly1828
a-strain1856
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vi. 240 Eyes..with conscious lids astrain In recognition.
1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 164 A-strain, All gifts of that sweet time to gain.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adv.1856- to threap upon
- to threap with kindness
- to threaten kindness
- to threaten kindness upon a person
- to thresh out
- to thresh over straw
- to thresh straw
- to throw (etc) in a person's face
- to throw (etc) something in a person's face
- to throw ) in a person's face
- to throw ) something in a person's face
- to throw a blanket on
- to throw a curtain over
- to throw a curve
- to throw a curveball
- to throw a dicky fit
- to throw a discreet veil over
- to throw a fall
- to throw a fastball
- to throw a maddie
- to throw a main
- to throw a merry main
- to throw a mist before a person's eyes
- to throw a monkey wrench into the machinery
- to throw a moody