"praught" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /pɹɔːt/
Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: Derived from preach by analogy with teach : taught. Apparently a modern jocular construction but taken seriously by some. In print, generally appearing as a nonce in a much-quoted doggerel verse, attributed by some to Phoebe Cary in 1854, appearing in Punchinello 1.27 in 1870, there attributed to Amos Keeter. See quot. 1870. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} praught
  1. (nonstandard or humorous) simple past and past participle of preach Tags: form-of, humorous, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: preach Synonyms: preached
    Sense id: en-praught-en-verb-QhkmNlW2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1870, Amos Keeter, “The Lovers”, in Punchinello, volume 1, number 27:",
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          "text": "1996-05-22 The Anglican Mailing List http://memoriam.anglicansonline.org/mamawolf/msg00352.html\n… I don't remember the earnest soul who praught it …"
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          "text": "2000-01-30 Larne Parish Homily Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20071205165638/http://www.briantumelty.dnet.co.uk/homily_pubs/B04_Ord_00.htm\nThey praught in the synagogue every Sabbath, week in, week out."
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          "text": "2000-11-18 CHRIST AND CUPID: a sermon praught by Richard Major in the church of St Mark, Florence. [subtitle] https://web.archive.org/web/20020921030600/http://www.ascensionandsaintagnes.org/sermonarchive/major/2000/sermon18xi00.htm"
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          "text": "2002-08-16 The Church of Ireland Gazette Online http://gazette.ireland.anglican.org/160802/panorama160802.htm\n… including, by the way, York Minster where in 1999 he praught at the consecration of a new area bishop."
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          "text": "2004-05 Beautful Feet International Ministries http://www.bfiministries.org/newsletter.April.May04.htm\nSo, I ‘praught’ at this group (median age of late 60’s-70’s J) just like they were teenagers …"
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          "text": "2004-06-01 Ian McLeod's Confusticated World http://ianmcleod.blogspot.com/2004_06_01_ianmcleod_archive.html\nYesterday our new preacher praught a very good lesson, in which he stated …"
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          "ref": "2005-09-19 Xander: And the Army is disciplined... https://web.archive.org/web/20051101010542/http://xander.lifewithchrist.org/permalink/15985",
          "text": "I went to Balga Corps in the morning, then praught at a youth meeting at Morley Corps in the evening."
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      "ipa": "/pɹɔːt/"
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