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throes

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Main Entry:
throe 
          Listen to the pronunciation of throe
Pronunciation:
\ˈthrō\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English thrawe, throwe, from Old English thrawu, thrēa threat, pang; akin to Old High German drawa threat
Date:
13th century
1: pang, spasm <death throes> <throes of childbirth>2plural : a hard or painful struggle <the throes of revolutionary social change — M. D. Geismar>


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