† refraughtv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To load up or freight (something) again.In quot. 1761 in past participle.
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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > transport by water [verb (transitive)] > load or unload cargo > load a ship or a cargo > again
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1612 W. Symonds Proc. Eng. Colonie Virginia vii. 43 in J. Smith Map of Virginia Captaine Newport vndertook to fraught the Pinnace with corne, in going and returning in his discoverie, and to refraught her againe from Werawocomoco.
1761 E. Thompson Meretriciad 28 Entomb'd sev'n years, and lo! she's rose again! Refraught with goods.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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