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  • verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catch.

Etymologies

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catch +‎ -eth

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Examples

  • Some catcheth the eye with a hue of brilliant light…

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  • But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

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  • Now is he away with his trusty hounds tracking his savage quarry to the death; for every stranger that he catcheth from the land of Hellas doth he slay.

    Helen 2008

  • They betake themselves to the mountain chosen by the intended owner and therein pierce the house, whilst the owner catcheth fish for them and feedeth them, till the cave is finished, when they wend their ways and the house-owner taketh up his abode therein.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • As soon as he bringeth the amount required, the families of the bride and bridegroom assemble and eat the marriage-banquet; after which they bring him in to his bride, and he catcheth fish and feedeth her; or, if he be unable, she catcheth fish and feedeth him.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Now is he away with his trusty hounds tracking his savage quarry to the death; for every stranger that he catcheth from the land of Hellas doth he slay.

    Helen 2008

  • Said the girl, “O my mother, my young master here catcheth hold of his mamma, whenever he seeth her;” and she replied “Give him to me, whilst thou goest in and comest back.”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • “The wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep,” he says.

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  • “The wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep,” he says.

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  • And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

    Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

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