"scraught" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: Derived from screech by analogy with teach : taught. Head templates: {{head|en|verb forms}} scraught
  1. (nonstandard or humorous) simple past and past participle of screech Tags: form-of, humorous, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: screech Synonyms: screeched
    Sense id: en-scraught-en-verb-qJGQGgWK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "SALLY SALTER, she was a young teacher, who taught,\nAnd her friend, CHARLEY CHURCH, was a preacher, who praught;\nThough his enemies called him a screecher, who scraught.",
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