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throe
We have found lemma(root) word of throe : throes.
Definitions
[θrəʊz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change
(e.g: he convulsed in his death throes)
Phrases:
- in the throes of
Origin
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Middle English throwe (singular); perhaps related to Old English thrēa, thrawu ‘calamity’, influenced by thrōwian ‘suffer’
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