STRAKE, preterit tense of strike. [See Strike.] STRAKE, noun 1. A streak. [Not used unless in reference to the range of planks in a ships side. See Streak.] 2. A narrow board. [Not used.] 3. The iron band of a wheel. [In the United States, this is called a band, or the tire of a wheel.]
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