2. Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained.
STRAINER
Strain"er, n.
1. One who strains.
2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suctionpipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid.
STRAINING
Strain"ing, a. & n.
Defn: from Strain. Straining piece (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post.
STRAINT
Straint, n. Etym: [OF. estrainte, estreinte, F. étrainte. See 2nd
Strain.]
Defn: Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. [Obs.] Spenser.
STRAIT
Strait, a.
Defn: A variant of Straight. [Obs.]