verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past of delve form-of, obsolete, past

   "And wo worth that man, that first dolue the moulde / To fynde out the myne, of syluer and golde."

Synonyms

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digbacksetbeat the bushesboreburrowcavity

Example

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"And wo worth that man, that first dolue the moulde / To fynde out the myne, of syluer and golde."

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