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Straint   Listen
noun
Straint  n.  Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. (Obs.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Straint" Quotes from Famous Books



... active, stirring. Sub'ject, the thing treated of. 3. Meek'ly, mildly, quietly, gently. Re-straint', anything which hinders. Bur'dens, loads. 4. Con-duct'ed, led, guided. Trench'es, ditches. Fer'tile, producing much fruit, rich. Prod'uce, that which is yielded or produced. 5. Steered', guided, directed. Hoists, raises. 6. Ap-plied', directed, ...
— McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader • William Holmes McGuffey



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