Meaning & use

strig

noun·Academic

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the stalk or stem attaching a fruit to its cluster, especially of grapes or currants

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She pulled the currants from their strigs before adding them to the batter.

The vineyard workers removed each strig by hand during the harvest.

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A dialectal English word, most often found in older or regional writing about fruit and horticulture.

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