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hagride

[ hag-rahyd ]
/ ˈhægˌraɪd /
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verb (used with object), hag·rode or (Archaic) hag·rid; hag·rid·den or (Archaic) hag·rid; hag·rid·ing.

to afflict with worry, dread, need, or the like; torment.

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Origin of hagride

First recorded in 1655–65; hag1 + ride

OTHER WORDS FROM hagride

hagrider, noun
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