·vt & ·vi To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to Thrum; as, to strum a piano.
A perriwig. Rum strum: a fine large wig. (CAMBRIDGE) To do a piece. Foeminam subagitare. CANT. To S...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose