STRIG

Etymology

Noun

strig (plural strigs)

(botany) A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.

The tang of a sword-blade.

(UK dialectal) The string of a button.

Verb

strig (third-person singular simple present strigs, present participle strigging, simple past and past participle strigged)

To strip the pedical from a plant.

Anagrams

• Grits, girts, grist, grits, trigs

Source: Wiktionary



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