astrain
adj/əˈstɹeɪn/
Etymology From a- + strain.
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strained or straining
- With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck a-strain.1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came:
- That miserable young man kept his eyes astrain towards the upper window, but without reward. Rose did not show herself.1913, Maurice Hewlett, Bendish: