astrain

adj
/əˈstɹeɪn/

Etymology

From a- + strain.

  1. inherited from strȳnd
  2. derived from *strew-
  3. inherited from *streuną
  4. inherited from strēon
  5. inherited from streen
  6. prefixed as astrain — “a + strain

Definitions

  1. strained or straining

    • With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck a-strain.
    • That miserable young man kept his eyes astrain towards the upper window, but without reward. Rose did not show herself.

The neighborhood

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