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Hand-strake, -straik, n. [e.m.E. hande stroke (1523).] pl. Strokes given by hand; hand-to-hand fighting. — c1475 Wall. vii. 999.
At hand strakis fra thai to gidder met, With Sotheroun blud thair wapynnys sone thai wet Ib. x. 860.
At hand strakys thai war sekyr and sad 1533 Boece xi. iii. 406.
The first joynyng … ffochtin ane quhile was be schot. Syne thai approchit and mellit with hand strakis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Melletvm.
Flycht is called flyting: in French, melle, quhilk some times is conjoyned with hand-straikes
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