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  • Here we left on land as a man banished out of our society, one Peter Gisbrecht the masters mate of the great pinasse, because hee had stroken the Master.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • To which side is the hammer to be stroken, if a sheet metal is to be folded on the vise?

    5. Bending Techniques B. Zierenberg 1990

  • The upper shear blade is stroken against the lower one during the cutting procedure.

    2. Tools and Machines B. Zierenberg 1990

  • Neyther did it refuse or make resistance to anye sharpe and newe assaulte of loue, which in my stroken and sore wounded heart woulde lye festering and feeding of himselfe.

    Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna

  • The good gentleman hearing this straung case, was astonned like one that had been stroken with a flashe of lightening, then drawing nere to the accuser, he aunswered.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • But Charites detested and abhorred his demand, and as she had beene stroken with some clap of thunder, with some storme, or with the lightning of Jupiter, she presently fell downe to the ground all amazed.

    The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius

  • In which attempt the Vice-Admirall had the rudder of his Skiffe stroken through with a Saker shot, and litle or no harme receaued else where.

    Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges

  • With the inconuenience of continuall mortalitie, vve vvere forced to giue ouer our entended enterprise, to goe with NOMBRE DE DIOS, and so ouerland to PANNAMA, vvhere vve shoulde haue stroken the stroke for the treasure, and full recompence of our tedious trauailes.

    Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges

  • ”Then she has ta’en a crystal wand, And she has stroken her troth thereon, She has given it him out at the shot-window, 115Wi’ mony a sigh and heavy groan.

    Clerk Saunders 1921

  • The leaves are large and palmate, with serrated lobes, and would form un excellent shelter for the sun-stroken prophet.

    Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

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