THROE


Meaning of THROE in English

n. (usu. in pl.) 1 a violent pang, esp. of childbirth or death. 2 anguish. in the throes of struggling with the task of.

[ ME throwe perh. f. OE threa, thrawu calamity, alt. perh. by assoc. with woe ]

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