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"To learn by trial; experience."
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"(obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To learn by trial; experience."
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"(transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire."
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"To seek; be eager for; desire."
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"(transitive, obsolete) To seek; be eager for; desire."
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"To go forth on an expedition; sally forth."
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"(intransitive, obsolete) To go forth on an expedition; sally forth."
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"3": "",
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"(obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To learn by trial; experience."
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"To seek to learn; ask; inquire."
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"(transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire."
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"To seek; be eager for; desire."
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"(transitive, obsolete) To seek; be eager for; desire."
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"To go forth on an expedition; sally forth."
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"(intransitive, obsolete) To go forth on an expedition; sally forth."
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"word": "fraist"
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