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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STRIND, n.¹ Also streind, strynd; strin, stryne. [strəin(d)]

1. Lineage, descent, and hence the inherited qualities which come from this, a strain in a person's character (Sh. 1971).Sc. 1710 T. Ruddiman Gl. to Douglas Aeneis:
He has a strynd or strain of his grandfather, i.e. resembles him.Abd. a.1807 J. Skinner Amusements (1809) 95:
Do't he will, I ken his stryne, As far's he can.Sc. 1808 Jam.:
He takes a streind of such an one.Ags. 1891 Brechin Advert. (21 July) 3:
A sma' , vera sma', strynd o' the auld Royal Stuart bluid.Bnff. 1893 Dunbar's Wks. (S.T.S.) III. 166:
The bairn hiz a gueede strin o' the mither.Lth. 1928 S. A. Robertson With Double Tongue 28:
I kent his faither's strynd wad tell.

2. The chalaza of an egg, which was thought to be the germ cell derived from the cock. Obs. or dial. in Eng.Sc. 1716 J. Moncrief Poor Man's Physician 203:
The Strind of an Egg well beaten and applied, healeth all Wounds and Pain in the Eyes.