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stramash
[ struh-mash, stram-uhsh ]
/ strəˈmæʃ, ˈstræm əʃ /
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noun Scot.
an uproar; disturbance.
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Origin of stramash
First recorded in 1795–1805; origin uncertain
Words nearby stramash
strait-laced, Straits dollar, Straits Settlements, strake, Stralsund, stramash, stramineous, stramonium, strand, stranded, strand line
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How to use stramash in a sentence
It was country against country, a general stramash; we had to look out for ourselves.
The Napoleon of the People|Honore de BalzacA terrible stramash of a lumber, and a plunging and a groaning we heard somewhere; and rushing out, lo and behold!
Stories of Comedy|VariousMen hae been married afore now without making sic a stramash.
Tommy and Grizel|J.M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for stramash
stramash
/ (strəˈmæʃ) Scot /
noun
an uproar; tumult; brawl
verb (tr)
to destroy; smash
Word Origin for stramash
C18: perhaps expanded from smash
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