Anglo-Irish. Obs. Also 7 streite, streyte. [Perh. a form of STRAIT sb.] Some contrivance for intercepting fish in a river.
1537. Ir. Act 28 Hen. VIII., c. 22 (1621), 168. Divers wilful persons … have in divers places of the said rivers [Barrow, etc.] and waters made weres, purprestures, ingines, strites [1678 streites] and other obstacles…. It shall be lawfull … to … breake … all and everie such weres,… streytes and [etc.].
