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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STRAW, v. To strew, scatter about, spread, sprinklnkle (I. and ne.Sc., Ags., Per., Lth. 1971). Obs. or dial. in Eng. Pa.t. strawed; pa.p. weak strawed, strong strawn. [strɑ:]Sc. 1736 Mrs McLintock Receipts 45:
Put Bay Leaves over it, straw some Spice on it.Ayr. 1794 Burns Bonnie Peg iv.:
Her nut-brown hair, beyond compare Was on her bosom straw'd so.Rxb. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic Bard 303:
The leaves of October the forests were strawin'.Gsw. 1872 J. Young Lochlomond Side 77:
The main laun Upon our left is thickly strawn.Sc. 1894 Stevenson W. Hermiston viii.:
Reaping where he hasna sowed and gaithering where he hasna strawed.Slg. 1896 W. Harvey Kennethcrook 17:
The smiddy ase that's strawn fornent thae dandy doors.

Deriv. strawage, what is strewn about, débris, flotsam.Sh. 1900 Shetland News (16 June):
The strawage of the wreck.