Throe

Meaning

Noun

●

A

or

of

, especially one

when the

during

, or when a person is

die.

The

of

or

; the

of death.

●

Any

or

, especially an

of

; a paroxysm.

●

A

, especially one associated with the

or

of a task.

●

Synonym of

(“a

for

staves and

from a

of wood”)

Verb

●

To cause (someone) to feel

,

in

; to

agony.

●

To feel

; to

in

; to be in

; to agonize.

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Origin

throe

English

throwe

Middle English (1100-1500)

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