Bodily strength (whether great or small). Obsolete.

Strength, physical force.

Physical strength, force, or power. Now only in with might and main: see might, n.1 phrases 1b.

The quality or state of being physically strong. Soundness of body; health, vigour, esp. in contrast with weakness due to illness, fatigue, age…

The quality or state of being physically strong. Physical power or stamina; ability to exert muscular force; (also) athletic prowess, brawn.

Physical strength, force, or energy. In late use often paired with strength. Obsolete.

Physical strength, might, or vigour, as an attribute of living beings (occasionally of liquor). Rarely in plural (= French forces). Obsolete.

Bodily force exerted against anything, might.

Physical strength or ability; power, might. Obsolete.

The quality or state of being firm, in the various senses of the adjective; firmness, solidity, stability, strength; stability of purpose, resolution.

plural. Physical good qualities, features, or personal endowments. The bodily powers or forces of a man (Latin vires), might, strength, vigour; in…

figurative and in figurative contexts, esp. with reference to strength, hardness, or inflexibility. Cf. iron, adj. 3, 4.

Strength; health; force (Johnson).

In plural. colloquial. Physical powers; physical strength. Obsolete. rare.

transferred. colloquial. = ‘Flesh’ (of men). Also, strength, muscular power; effort. Cf. beef, v. 2, beefy, adj.