thro'

See also: thro and -þro

English

Preposition

thro'

1. (chiefly archaic or poetic) Through.

   Synonym: thru

   • 1833, Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses:

     all times I have enjoy'd
     Greatly, have suffer'd greatly, both with those
     That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when
     Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades (10)
     Vext the dim sea

   • 1838, Thomas Eagles, Brendallah, A Poem, Whittaker & Co., section LXII, page 112:

     And quickly thro' the spacious building fly ;

   • traditional, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”‎^[1]Scholastic Kids:

     Hoe, hoe, hoe your row
     Thro' the summer heat
     Merrily do your bit
     Cheerily stick to it
     Raising beans and wheat!

Anagrams

• Thor, Roth, hotr, orth-, thor, hotṛ