To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence; hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress, torment, or afflict. (Obs.) "Distrained with chains."
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"Distrain" Quotes from Famous Books — The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I • Francis W. Halsey — His Masterpiece • Emile Zola — Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 • Various — Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) • William Henry Hurlbert — The Poor Plutocrats • Maurus Jokai |
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