"strow" meaning in English

See strow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: strows [present, singular, third-person], strowing [participle, present], strowed [past], strown [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb||||strown}} strow (third-person singular simple present strows, present participle strowing, simple past strowed, past participle strown)
  1. Obsolete form of strew. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: strew
    Sense id: en-strow-en-verb-lXXxEyte Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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