stroke

[A.S. strdc] i. A blow; hence a sudden attack, as a sunstroke, a paralytic or apoplectic stroke. 3. pulsation. 3. [A.S. strdcian.] pa the hand or any instrument gently over a sxirface. 4. A gliding movement over a surface, a stroking, back s., the recoil of the ventricle of the heart during systole, basculation.