strind

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/stɹaɪnd/

noun

A ditch or water-channel.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

strind1

nounstrind (plural strinds)

plural strinds · alternative strine · alternative stryne

  1. Northern EnglandA ditch or water-channel.
  2. Northern EnglandA long straggling branch; a spur at the end of a pea-stick.
  3. ScotlandA small stream, streamlet; a trickle of water, the run of spilt liquid.
verbstrind (third-person singular simple present strinds, present participle strinding, simple past and past participle strinded)

present singular third person strinds · participle present strinding · participle past strinded · past strinded · alternative strine · alternative stryne

  1. ScotlandTo run or flow in a very small stream; to trickle.
  2. ScotlandTo eject in a small stream; to squirt, spray; to allow to trickle or dribble in small quantities.

strind2

nounstrind (plural strinds)

plural strinds · alternative strine

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandLineage, descent.
  2. Northern EnglandScotlandThe tread (chalaza) of an egg.

strind3

nounstrind (plural strinds)

plural strinds

  1. Northern EnglandA string; a thread or strand.

Origin

strind · noun, verb

  1. Old English*strynd
  2. Middle Englishstrind
  3. Englishstrind

From Middle English strind, strend, strund, from Old English *strynd, related to Old Norse strind (“edge, side, land”).

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strind · noun

  1. Old Englishstrȳnd
  2. Middle Englishstrind
  3. Englishstrind

From Middle English strind, from Old English strȳnd, strīend. Related to strain.

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strind · noun

Uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk strind (“string”).

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Cite this entry
APA

strind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strind

MLA

“strind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strind.

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