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stram
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stram, v. t. [Cf. LG. strammen to strain, straiten, stretch, D. stram strained, tight, G. stramm.].
To spring or recoil with violence. [1913 Webster]
stram, v. t.
To dash down; to beat. [1913 Webster]
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