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stroath

stroath noun: fussy, confused haste, or a flurry of activity.

Noun

stroath (plural stroaths)

  1. (Cornwall, dated, dialectal, rare) Fussy, confused haste, or a flurry of activity.
    • “Arrea! soas; what’s the matter?” exclaimed the gossip, looking from her chamber-window. “Have anybody cried out that you’re in such ‘stroath’ (hurry) at this untimely hour.”1880s, Bottrell, William, “THE PRIZE WRESTLER AND DEMON.”, in Stories and folk-lore of West Cornwall
    • ““On the last Thursday Conny came into the druggist’s shop, in great ‘stroath’ (fussy haste), her hair all hanging about her face, her bonnet tied down weth a ‘nackan’ (handkerchief) and cloak all on one shoulder.”1880s, Bottrell, William, “A MADRON FEAST OF FIFTY YEARS AGO.”, in Stories and folk-lore of West Cornwall

Forms of stroath

pluralstroaths

Origin of stroath

Primarily from West Cornwall.

Questions about stroath

What does stroath mean?
Stroath means fussy, confused haste, or a flurry of activity.
What part of speech is stroath?
Stroath is a noun.
What is the plural of stroath?
The plural of stroath is stroaths.

Words near stroath in the dictionary

  1. stroaks
  2. stroam
  3. stroamed
  4. stroaming
  5. stroams
  6. stroath
  7. strobe
  8. strobe light
  9. strobe lighting
  10. strobe lights
  11. strobed

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