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well-tried, ppl. a.
Often tried or tested with good result; thoroughly tried.
c1449Pecock Repr. iii. vi. 312 Neither bi eny sufficient euydence of Holi Scripture or of other special and peculiar sure weel tried reuelacioun. 1590Spenser F.Q. ii. x. 40 [They] ransackt Greece well tryde, when they were wroth. a1631Donne Eleg. xiv. 60 The bright Signe of a lov'd and wel-try'd Inne. 1670Eachard Cont. Clergy 33 Physick..is made up of severe reason, and well-tryed experiments. 1725Pope Odyss. xvi. 263 Thy well-try'd wisdom, and thy martial fame. 1784Cowper Task i. 148 Love, Confirm'd by long experience of thy worth And well-tried virtues. 1818Scott Rob Roy xxxviii, A well-tried friend has appointed to meet me in this neighbourhood. 1856Kane Arctic Expl. II. i. 20 Our sledge then is made of well-tried oak. |