I. ˈstrāk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch
1.
a. : an iron band made up of separate pieces by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other ; also : one of the pieces making up such a band
b.
(1) : a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship — see ship illustration
(2) : the width of such a band
c. : one of the rings forming the shell of a steam boiler
d. : a run of clapboarding along the side of a house
2.
a. : a striped marking usually of a distinctive color from that with which it is associated : streak
b. : a narrow strip or stretch (as of land or mown grass)
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: streak
III.
Usage: chiefly dialect
variant of stroke
IV.
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) strake (past), from Old English strāc (past)
obsolete
variant of struck