† strabrodn.
northern.
A wooden pin used in fastening thatch.
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1335–6 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 529 In 25m de Strabrod.
1372–3 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) p. lxxxvii Schotnaile, stanbrodd, strabrodd, [etc.].
1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Strabrods, the wooden pins or stobs used in fastening thatch to the roof of a building.
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