Straint

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Straint \Straint\ (str[=a]nt), n. [OF. estrainte, estreinte, F.
     ['e]trainte. See 2nd {Strain}.]
     Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]