strow

[ stroh ]

/ stroʊ /

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

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Origin of strow

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

Words nearby strow

stropper, stroppy, Strother, stroud, strove, strow, stroy, Strozzi, struck, struck jury, struck measure

How to use strow in a sentence

I'm ergwine ter v strow dese lillies o' de walley on boff on em.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooksIn Vallombrosa.
The History of Peru|Henry S. Beebe
Among others of his published songs is "Strow Poppy Buds," a strikingly original composition.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
My tomb shall be on a spot where the north wind may strow roses upon it.
Theodore Watts-Dunton|James Douglas

Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves And strow them where Pauline may pass.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry

British Dictionary definitions for strow

strow

/ (strəʊ) /

verb strows, strowing, strowed, strown or strowed

an archaic variant of strew

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