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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRAINING

ppr. Stretching; exerting with violence; making great efforts; filtering.

 

STRAINING

n.The act of stretching; the act of filtering; filtration.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRAINING

STRAINING Strain "ing, a. & n.

 

Defn: from Strain. Straining piece (Arch. ), a short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post.