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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
catch .
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Thou wilt fish long enough before thou catchest anything.”
Household Tales 2003
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Sell not the skin ere thou catchest the bear, and give not out thy wedding cards before thou hast popped the question.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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As soon as thou catchest sight of him, hasten to seat him beside thee, set food and drink before him, and be ready to grant whatever he may ask of thee.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Louis Ginzberg 1913
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All this world's clouds, and catchest glimpse of Heaven.
Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. Sarah Anne Curzon 1865
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Quoth the King, "An thou know them well, when thou catchest sight of them they cannot escape thee," and quoth the other, "Yea, verily."
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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"Thou wilt fish long enough before thou catchest anything."
Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Jacob Grimm 1824
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_ Ay, and good reason, friend; if thou catchest me a-conquering on thy side of the water, lay on me lustily; I will take it as kindly as thou dost this.
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 07 John Dryden 1665
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