strain (2), straine, streen, stren, strene, streon

[A. S. strýnd, from streónan, strýnan = IMG:content-0382.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Violent, strong. IMG:content-0383.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0384.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Ord. Language: The act of one who strains; a stretching, forcing, or filtering, as through a strainer. 2. Saddlery : A piece of canvas or leather, which, being drawn tightly over the tree, forms the foundation for the seat of a saddle. It receives its name from the fact that the stretch is taken out of it by repeated wettings and strainings. straining-beam, straining-piece, s. Carp.: The piece situated between the upper end of the queens of a frame to resist the thrust of the rafters. straining-fork, s. IMG:content-0385.png:[blocks in formation] "I know not what philosopher hee was, that would have women come but thrice abroad all their time, to be laced."-Burton: Anat . Melancholy , p. 629. straining-leather, s. strait-waistcoat, s. A garment made of some strong material with long sleeves, which are tied