stroy

[ stroi ]

/ strɔɪ /

verb (used with object) Archaic.

to destroy.

Nearby words

stroppy, strother, stroud, strove, strow, stroy, strozzi, struck, struck jury, struck measure, structural

Origin of stroy

1400–50; late Middle English stroyen, aphetic variant of destroyen to destroy

Related forms

stroy·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for stroy

I just have a mind to wait for de proper sort, till I git to heaven, but dese adult teachers 'stroy dat hope.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
Aphresis occurs in such shortened forms as stroy (destroy), semble (assemble), etc.
The Bruce|John Barbour
Do you wish, as Mr. Talmage says, to de- stroy the Bible—to have all the copies burned to ashes?
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for stroy

stroy

/ (strɔɪ) /

verb

an archaic variant of destroy

Derived Forms

stroyer, noun

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