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- verb archaic Simple past tense and past participle of
preach .
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Examples
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And (hearing villanies preacht) t'unfold their Art
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman
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And (hearing villanies preacht) t'unfold their art,
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman
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Mr. Wilard preacht a Sermon from chronicles the 20th chapter 10-11-12
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes Abraham Tomlinson
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In Jack-boots both Day and Night preacht, slept, and pray'd;
Quaint Gleanings from Ancient Poetry Edmund Goldsmid
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And that is a Text then, so full of matter that there is oftentimes three or four hours preacht upon it, before any of the Auditors be weary.
The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple A. Marsh
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Steady employment, economy, business initiative, careful investment and the subordination of politics were his themes; and as a true leader he practiced these virtues rather than preacht them.
John Merrick. A Biographical Sketch Robert McCants 1920
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But he knew as a condition to receiving things his race must seek first things first; and everywhere, more in the privacy of his settlement, his office and his church than publicly before the whites, he preacht the doctrine.
John Merrick. A Biographical Sketch Robert McCants 1920
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An 'preacht a sermon on the death uv that fair blossom laid
A Little Book of Western Verse Eugene Field 1872
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A certain young preacher in Scotland some years ago, accused by an old lady of preaching works, took refuge in the Lord's sermon on the mount: "Ow ay!" answered the partisan, "but he was a varra yoong mon whan he preacht that sermon!"
What's Mine's Mine — Volume 1 George MacDonald 1864
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A certain young preacher in Scotland some years ago, accused by an old lady of preaching works, took refuge in the Lord's sermon on the mount: "Ow ay!" answered the partisan, "but he was a varra yoong mon whan he preacht that sermon!"
What's Mine's Mine — Complete George MacDonald 1864
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