astrain

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/əˈstɹeɪn/

Definition of astrain

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)strained or straining

“With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck a-strain.”
“That miserable young man kept his eyes astrain towards the upper window, but without reward. Rose did not show herself.”

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From a- + strain.

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