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Definition of Thraw
1. n. & v. See Throse.
Definition of Thraw
1. to twist [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: twist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thraw
Literary usage of Thraw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"thraw the wand while it is green." The E. throw is still technically used in the
... The Sc. thraw is used in the sense of wrench or sprain, wrest, distort, ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"thraw in the belly, belly-ache ; gripes. Wed. ... thraw-CRUK, ». An Instrument
for twisting ropes of straw, hair, Ac. 8. ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"They [Saint Stephen's boys] did his measures thraw, man, Ib. 6. But lordly will,
I hold it still A mortal sin to thraw that. The Jolly Beggars. S. VII. ..."
4. Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry edited by Epes Sargent (1882)
"There's twa fat hens про' tlio coop, Been fed this month and mair; Mak' haste
and thraw their necks about, ..."
5. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"thraw, t. [A throw; ie,] a short space of time, a little while, a trice. ...
To thraw, ». a. and »il To wreath, to twist, S. " Throw the wand, ..."
6. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"Town-raw is used to denote the privileges of a township. To " thraw one's self
out o" a town- raw," to forfeit the privileges enjoyed in a small community. ..."
7. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Wha scarce can thraw her neck half roun', Tae bid guid morn her neighbour. ...
Them boots would thraw yer feet.' thraw a rope, to be hanged (the weight of ..."
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