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  • verb archaic Simple past tense and past participle of strip.

Etymologies

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strip +‎ -t

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Examples

  • As the devil of ill-luck would have it, half the audience did not know that H. had written it, but were displeased at his stealing from the "Road to Ruin;" and those who might have borne a gentlemanly coxcomb with his "That's your sort," "Go it" -- such as Lewis is -- did not relish the intolerable vulgarity and inanity of the idea stript of his manner.

    The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805

  • Wi got flanky steak, KanssaSitty stript stek, Noo Yawk strippy stiek same fing, dey tellz mii, philly minyon, Porderhaus, Sir Lyon, whuddeber u likes.

    Um … this wha happen when - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

  • And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him; and they took him and cast him into a pit; and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

    The Dor�� Gallery of Bible Illustrations 2008

  • In the late Troubles of Ireland, said she, my Husband betaking himself to King James's Party, we were stript of all we had, our

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • In the late Troubles of Ireland, said she, my Husband betaking himself to King James's Party, we were stript of all we had, our

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • I have told; yet very sweet and clean, as I had known; so that I ween she had stript oft in the lonesome night, and washt her garments in this or that hot spring of the sulphur waters and other matters.

    The Night Land 2007

  • And I went outward of the stones, again; and stript off the armour, and all my garments; and I rubbed my body with the ointment, and surely the pain did be so that I groaned at this time and that; but yet must I rub good and strong so that I die not of the cold of the

    The Night Land 2007

  • Now, being much wetted, I stript off mine armour, having before this dipt out mine effects from the hot pool, and so did come down to the naked flesh, and I found a place where the rock was hot, and here I did spread my garments.

    The Night Land 2007

  • And so we drifted on, and the seas grew less with astonishing rapidily, so that, in a little, we stript off the cover so far as the midship thwart; for the rest of the men were sorely in need of the fresh air, after so long a time below the canvas covering.

    The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' 2007

  • Now, while Naani did sleep, I stript off mine armour, and took off mine under-suit, which was named the Armour – Suit, and a very warm and proper garment, and made thick that it should ease the chafe of the armour.

    The Night Land 2007

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