Meaning & use
Strow
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An archaic or dialectal variant of "strew," meaning to scatter something loosely over a surface.
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The old ballad tells of mourners who strow flowers upon the grave.
Autumn winds strow dead leaves across the courtyard.
A note on using this word
Once common in Middle English, "strow" survives mainly in poetry, hymns, and dialect speech, having been largely replaced by "strew."
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