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bay'd

bay'd is the simple past and past participle of bay.

Meaning of bay

Verb

bay (third-person singular simple present bays, present participle baying, simple past and past participle bayed)

  1. (intransitive) To howl.
    • The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bay'd.1700, [John] Dryden, “Theodore and Honoria, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
    • to bay the bear
  3. (transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.

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Questions about bay'd

What is bay'd the simple past and past participle of?
Bay'd is the simple past and past participle of bay.

Words near bay'd in the dictionary

  1. bay willows
  2. bay window
  3. bay windows
  4. bay yarn
  5. bay yarns
  6. bay'd
  7. bay-beh
  8. bay-breasted warbler
  9. bay-hops
  10. bay-winged hawk
  11. bay-winged hawks

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