drecche

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drecche - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Drecche \Drec"che\ (dr[e^]ch"e), v. t. [AS. dreccan, dreccean.]
     1. To vex; to torment; to trouble. [Obs.]
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              As man that in his dream is drecched sore.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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  Drecche \Drec"che\, v. i.
     To delay. [Obs.] --Gower.
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