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strow

[ stroh ]

verb

, Archaic.
, strowed, strown or strowed, strow·ing.


strow

/ strəʊ /

verb

  1. an archaic variant of strew
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of strow1

1300–50; Middle English strowen, variant of strewen to strew
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Example Sentences

I'm ergwine ter v strow dese lillies o' de walley on boff on em.

Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooksIn Vallombrosa.

Among others of his published songs is "Strow Poppy Buds," a strikingly original composition.

My tomb shall be on a spot where the north wind may strow roses upon it.

Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves And strow them where Pauline may pass.

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