a. Shocked; dismayed. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To affect at heart; to shock. [ R. ] “They seek to heartstrike us.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sobbing, as if a heartstring broke. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]
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