What does straught mean?
Straught means (obsolete) Alternative form of stretched..
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/stɹɔːt/ · verb
(obsolete) Alternative form of stretched..
My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught, For frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught; But my learning is of another degree
Therewith ran Goldry upon the King as one straught of his wits, bellowing as he ran, and gripped him by the right arm with both his hands, one at the wrist and one near the shoulder.
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Straught means (obsolete) Alternative form of stretched..
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My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught, For frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught; But my learning is of another degree
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