Obs. rare. Also 6 stryche, stritche. [Prob. a formation suggested by scrich- (owl) and L. strix. See STRIX.] The screech-owl.
1552. Huloet, s.v. Owle, A stryche owle. Ibid., Stritche owle, Strix.
1590. Spenser, F. Q., II. xii. 36. The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere.
