stree

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

stree

  1. alternative form of straw
    • Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde (II, 1744-5)
      In titering, and pursuite, and delayes,
      The folk devyne at wagginge of a stree

Etymology 2

Verb

stree

  1. (Devon) alternative form of stroyen
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