The Collaborative International Dictionary
Straught \Straught\, obs. imp. & p. p. of Stretch.
Straught \Straught\, v. t.
To stretch; to make straight. [Written also straucht.]
[Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. (form of alternative simple past and past participle stretch English) Etymology 2
alt. (context dialectal chiefly Scotland English) To stretch; make straight. vb. (context dialectal chiefly Scotland English) To stretch; make straight. Etymology 3
(context obsolete English) distraught.
Usage examples of "straught".
Though she was sure her cousin Straught did not know a word of French, she suddenly was beset by the fear that it was he calling her.
Therewith ran Goldry upon the King as one straught of his wits, bellowing as he ran, and gripped him by the right arm with both his hands, one at the wrist and one near the shoulder.