ostrog
/ɒˈstrɒɡ/ /ˈɒstrɒɡ/Now historical
noun
In Russia (especially in Siberia): a fortified house or village surrounded by a palisade or wall; a fort; a prison.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From Russian ostrog from ostryj sharp from the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit aśri corner, aśani tip of a missile, ancient Greek ἄκρος tip, point, and forms in other Indo-European languages.
- and the like
- and then some
- and the rest
- and what not
- -ane
- an early bath
- an early grave
- an early night
- anecdotage
- anecdotal
- anecdotalist
- anecdotally
- anecdote
- anecdotic
- anecdotist
- a necessary evil
- anechoic
- a needle in a haystack
- anele
- an embarrassment of riches (or choice)
- anemia
- anemic
- anemo-
- anemograph
- anemometer