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Definition of Preyed
1. prey [v] - See also: prey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preyed
Literary usage of Preyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose (1853)
"These disappointments preyed upon the mind of Drake ; and his depression, ...
The severity of this prosecution is supposed to have so preyed upon his mind, ..."
2. A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose (1857)
"These disappointments preyed upon the mind of Drake; and his depression, ...
The severity of this prosecution is supposed to have so preyed upon his mind, ..."
3. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Harbottle, Thomas Benfield, d. 1904 (1904)
"English privateers in the early days of Elizabeth, who preyed on French commerce
in the Channel, sailing under letters of marque granted by Conde and the ..."
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