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Webster 1913 Edition

Straint

Straint

(strānt)

,

Noun.

[OF.

estrainte

,

estreinte

, F.

étrainte

. See 2nd

.]

Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.

[Obs.]

Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Straint

STRAINT

,

Noun.

A violent stretching or tension. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

straint

straint

English

Noun

straint

(obsolete) overexertion; excessive tension; strain
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