First Known Use: 13th century
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throe
noun \ˈthrō\
Definition of THROE
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plural : a hard or painful struggle <the throes of revolutionary social change — M. D. Geismar>
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Origin of THROE
Middle English thrawe, throwe, from Old English thrawu, thrēa threat, pang; akin to Old High German drawa threat
Rhymes with THROE
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
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