† estrainv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To bind tightly.
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society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > bind, fetter, or shackle [verb (transitive)]
bind971
to bind hand and footOE
i-bindec1000
umgivea1300
warrok1362
hampera1375
bolt1377
shacklec1440
astrainc1475
estrain1483
to put in irons1533
to tie up1570
manacle1582
beshackle1599
to tie (also lay) neck and heels1618
fillet1633
kilta1689
to tie down1699
oblige1718
hog-tie1886
zip-tie1985
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 363/4 She remembryd how Jhesus in that hour was taken, estrayned, haled forth, and mocked.
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