Middle English Dictionary Entry
threu n.
Entry Info
| Forms | threu n. |
| Etymology | Prob. from p. of throuen v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In phrase: a stones ~, the distance one can throw a stone.
Associated quotations
- a1325 SLeg.(Corp-C 145)386/63 : Ac non hond, bi a stones þreu, nedorste come him ney.