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freat

freat is the alternative form of freet.

Meaning of freet

Noun

freet (plural freets)

  1. A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
    • If the old “freet” be true “ that those who fall when at the handspake aneath the corpse, will soon be the corpse themsell," there would soon be a good few corspes; for at these "druken" concerns, the bearers are falling some of them every now and then.1824, John Mactaggart, The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, page 263
  2. A superstitious rite, observance, wont, or practice.
    • Oh, sister Ellen, sister sweet, Come with me to the hill I pray, And I will prove that blessed freet!1903, Samual Ferguson, The Fairy Well of Lagnanay
  3. A charm.

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Forms of freat

pluralfreats

Questions about freat

What is freat the alternative form of?
Freat is the alternative form of freet.

Words near freat in the dictionary

  1. Frear
  2. Frears
  3. Freas
  4. freash
  5. freashest
  6. freat
  7. freath
  8. freats
  9. freboldite
  10. frecencies
  11. frecency

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