instrew

English

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Etymology

From Middle English *instrewen, instrien, equivalent to in- +‎ strew.

Verb

instrew (third-person singular simple present instrews, present participle instrewing, simple past instrewed, past participle instrewn)

  1. (transitive) To strew about; scatter in or upon; spread.
    • 1962, Acta radiologica: Volume 4:
      Tubercles and granulations with numerous instrewn giant cells of tuberculous appearance together with necrosis 5 In May 1921 glands on the neck were observed which afterwards increased in size, together with a red swelling on the breast, [...]

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