praught

Etymology
Derived from by analogy with  :. 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.

Verb

 * 1) * 1996-05-22 The Anglican Mailing List
 * [...] I don't remember the earnest soul who praught it [...]
 * 1) * 2000-01-30 Larne Parish Homily Archive
 * They praught in the synagogue every Sabbath, week in, week out.
 * 1) * 2000-11-18 CHRIST AND CUPID: a sermon praught by Richard Major in the church of St Mark, Florence. [subtitle]
 * 2) * 2002-08-16 The Church of Ireland Gazette Online
 * [...] including, by the way, York Minster where in 1999 he praught at the consecration of a new area bishop.
 * 1) * 2004-05 Beautful Feet International Ministries
 * So, I ‘praught’ at this group (median age of late 60’s-70’s J) just like they were teenagers [...]
 * 1) * 2004-06-01 Ian McLeod's Confusticated World
 * Yesterday our new preacher praught a very good lesson, in which he stated [...]
 * 1) * 2005-09-19 Xander: And the Army is disciplined...
 * I went to Balga Corps in the morning, then praught at a youth meeting at Morley Corps in the evening.
 * 1) * 2005-09-19 Xander: And the Army is disciplined...
 * I went to Balga Corps in the morning, then praught at a youth meeting at Morley Corps in the evening.