English Explanatory Dictionary

praught

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of preach

Pronunciation

/pɹɔːt/

Word forms

praught

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.

Synonyms

preached
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