Meanings
alternative thro
- archaicpoeticThrough.
And quickly thro' the spacious building fly ;
1838, Thomas Eagles, Brendallah, A Poem, Whittaker & Co., section LXII, page 1122 more examples
all times I have enjoy'd Greatly, have suffer'd greatly, both with those That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades (10) Vext the dim sea
1833, Alfred Tennyson, UlyssesHoe, hoe, hoe your row Thro' the summer heat Merrily do your bit Cheerily stick to it Raising beans and wheat!
traditional, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”Scholastic KidsSynonyms: thru
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositionThrough.
Cite this entry
thro'. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thro'
“thro'.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thro'. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thro',” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thro'.
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