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STROKE, STROOK, for struck. STROKE , n. [from strike.] 1. A blow; the striking o...
STROKED, pp. Rubbed gently with the hand.
STROKER, n. One who strokes; one who pretends to cure by stroking.
STROKESMAN, n. In rowing, the man who rows the aftmost oar, and whose stroke is ...
STROKING, ppr. Rubbing gently with the hand.
STROLL, v.i. [formed probably on troll, roll.] To rove; to wander on foot; to ra...
STROLLER, n. One who strolls; a vagabond; a vagrant.
STROLLING, ppr. Roving idly; rambling on foot.
STROMBITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Strombus.
STROND, n. The beach. [Not much used. See Strand .]
STRONG, a. [G., L. The sense of the radical word is to stretch, strain, draw, an...
STRONG-FISTED, a. [strong and fist.] Having a strong hand; muscular.
STRONG-HAND, n. [strong and hand.] Violence; force; power. It was their meaning ...
STRONG-HOLD, n. [strong and hold.] A fastness; a fort; a fortified place; a plac...
STRONG-SET, a. [strong and set.] Firmly set or compacted.
STRONG-WATER, n. [strong and water.] Distilled or ardent spirit. [Not in use.]