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throe n

A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die. (usually in the plural) The pain of labour or childbirth; the suffering of death. Any severe pang or spasm, especially an outburst of feeling; a paroxysm. (figuratively, usually in the plural) A hard struggle, especially one associated with the beginning or finishing of a task. throe v (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel throes, as if in childbirth; to put in agony. (intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize. [...]

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