What is the quality or condition of being strait; especially, a pinched condition or situation caused by poverty; as, the straitnessof their circumstances called?
straitness — The quality or condition of being strait; especially, a pinched condition or situation caused by poverty; as, the straitnessof their circumstances. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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