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Webster 1913 Edition


Stramash

Stram′ash

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Stramazoun
.]
To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Stram′ash

,
Noun.
A turmoil; a broil; a fray; a fight.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Barham.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stramash

STRAMASH

,
Verb.
T.
To strike, beat or bang; to break; to destroy. [Local and vulgar.]

Definition 2024


stramash

stramash

English

Verb

stramash (third-person singular simple present stramashes, present participle stramashing, simple past and past participle stramashed)

  1. (Britain, Scotland, dialect) To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy.


Scots

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Possibly colonial (?) from the Hindi 'tamasha' which also means 'a commotion' [script needed]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /strɑˈmɑʃ/

Noun

stramash (plural stramashes)

  1. uproar, din
  2. turmoil; affray; a fight
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Barham to this entry?)