thro'

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See also: thro, and -þro

English

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thro'

  1. (chiefly archaic or poetic) Through.
    Synonym: thru
    • 1833, Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses:
      all times I have enjoy'd
      Greatly, have suffer'd greatly, both with those
      That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when
      Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades (10)
      Vext the dim sea
    • 1838, Thomas Eagles, Brendallah, A Poem, Whittaker & Co., section LXII, page 112:
      And quickly thro' the spacious building fly ;
    • traditional, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”‎Scholastic Kids:
      Hoe, hoe, hoe your row
      Thro' the summer heat
      Merrily do your bit
      Cheerily stick to it
      Raising beans and wheat!

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