instrew

English

Alternative forms

• enstrew (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English *instrewen, instrien, equivalent to in- +‎ strew.

Verb

instrew (third-person singular simple present instrews, present participle instrewing, simple past instrewed, past participle instrewn)

1. (transitive) To strew about; scatter in or upon; spread.
   • 1962, Acta radiologica, volume 4:

     Tubercles and granulations with numerous instrewn giant cells of tuberculous appearance together with necrosis 5 In May 1921 glands on the neck were observed which afterwards increased in size, together with a red swelling on the breast, [...]

Anagrams

• Winster, Winters, twiners, winters