Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The footstalk of a flower, leaf, or fruit.
  • noun The tang of a sword-blade. See tang.
  • To remove the footstalk from: as, to strig currants.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun botany A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
  • noun The tang of a sword-blade.
  • noun The string of a button.

Etymologies

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Origin obscure.

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