THROES


Meaning of THROES in English

[ θrəʊz ]

■ plural noun intense or violent pain and struggle: he convulsed in his death ~.

Phrases

in the ~ of struggling in the midst of.

Origin

ME throwe (sing.); perh. related to OE thrēa , thrawu 'calamity', influenced by thrōwian 'suffer'.

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