"evesdrop" meaning in English

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          "ref": "a. 1667 (date written), James Shirley, “The Humorous Courtier”, in William Gifford, Alexander Dyce, editors, The Dramatic Works and Poems of James Shirley, […], volume IV, London: John Murray, […], published 1833, →OCLC, page 532:",
          "text": "Princes, they say, have many ears,[…] These hangings may evesdrop us",
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          "text": "Some who \"evesdrop'd the meeting\"",
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        "Archaic form of eavesdrop."
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      "form": "evesdropped",
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