"straint" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Perhaps partly from Middle French estrainte, estreinte, from Old French estrainte, estreinte; and perhaps partly taken from a clipping of English contraint, restraint, etc. See strain.",
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        "Strain (tension of overexertion)."
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        "(obsolete) Strain (tension of overexertion)."
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