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strit, stritt,
strit [I.Sh. strɪt]
n. A brisk pace, strut.
v. To walk briskly, to strut.
striv,
striv [strɪv]
n. I. The strain, drag or pull on a fishing line caused by by the motion ofa boat.
straive, strave, streeve, streuve, strive, striven, strivven, stroove, struv$, struve, stryve,
strive [strəiv]
n. A struggle, a vehement effort, a contention.
v. To strive. To struggle physically, to wrestle, jostle.
pt. struive [strrøv, C. streːv, N. striːv]
pp. striven [strɪvən]
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
strive wi: To quarrel, wrangle, fall out, dispute. To take a dislike to or distaste for.
stroint, strointi, stroint-pipe, stront,
stroint [I.Sh. strɔint]
n. A pipe, tube, the spout of a vessel etc. A tight-fitting, narrow garment.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
stroint-pipe: The mouth of a drain, an effluent pipe.
strollican, strolyach,
strolyach [NN.a. ˈstrɔljəx]
n. The squid Loligo forbesii.
Stromness, Strumniss, Strumniz,
Stromness [ˈstrɔmnəs]
pn. Stromness (Orkney).
stronachie,
stronachie [ˈstrɔnəxi]
n. NEC. The fifteen-spined stickleback Spinachia spinachia.
stran, straun, stroan, stroan$t, strone, strone$t, stroned,
strone [stron]
n. A street gutter, a little stream.
v. To urinate, sprout forth.
pt. pp. strone't, stroned
Stronsay, Stronsee,
Stronsay [ˈstrɔnse, ˈstrɔnsi]
pn. Stronsay (Orkney).
strap, straup, stroap, strop, strope,
strop [strop]
n. SN. Treacle.

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