2 September 2017
stramash
[struh-mash, stram-uh sh]
noun, Scot.
1. an uproar; disturbance.
Origin of stramash
1795-1805 First recorded in 1795-1805; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for stramash
Historical Examples
Men hae been married afore now without making sic a stramash.
Tommy and Grizel
J.M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for stramash
stramash
/strəˈmæʃ/
noun
1. an uproar; tumult; brawl
verb (transitive)
2. to destroy; smash
Word Origin
C18: perhaps expanded from smash
Collins English Dictionary
Anagram
ah smarts
harm tsars
art shams
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On this day
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2 September 1945 – Japan signs the ‘Instrument of Surrender’, on the USS Missouri, bringing World War II to an end.
2 September 1951 – Australia, New Zealand and United States sign the ANZUS Security Treaty, a defence pact.
2 September 1973 – death of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of ‘The Hobbit‘ and ‘Lord of the Rings‘. Born 3 January 1892.