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stramash

noun stra·mash \strə-ˈmash\

Definition of STRAMASH

1

chiefly Scottish : disturbance, racket

2

chiefly Scottish : crash, smashup

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Origin of STRAMASH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1803

Rhymes with STRAMASH

abash, backlash, backslash, backsplash, bone ash, calash, Chumash, cold cash, czardas, encash, eyelash, fly ash, gate-crash, goulash, green flash, heat rash, hot flash, Lagash, mishmash, mustache, panache, potash, rehash, slapdash, soutache, tongue-lash, unlash, Wabash, whiplash, white ash

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