• Finde

    Verb

    verb

    1. Archaic spelling of find
      • 1604, King James I, A Counter-Blaste to Tobacco Chapter , F The other argument drawen from a mistaken experience, is but the more particular probation of this generall, because it is alleaged to be found true by proofe, that by the taking of Tobacco diuers and very many doe finde themselves cured of diuers diseases as on the other part, no man euer receiued harme thereby.
      • 1616, Alexander Roberts, A Treatise of Witchcraft Chapter , Which Sea, though it will yeeld good plenty of such like presidents, and we may finde them in authenticall records of Histories, yet I content my selfe with this one.
      • 1663, Samuel Pepys, Chapter , Strange things are told of this vessel, and he concludes his letter with this position, "I only affirm that the perfection of sayling lies in my principle, finde it out who can."
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