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\ ˈthrid \
thridded also thrid; thridded\ -​də̇d \ also thridden\ -​dᵊn \; thridding; thrids

Definition of thrid

transitive verb

: thread woodpeckers … thrid the wildwood branches— Robinson Jeffers

intransitive verb

: thread we thrid all the way among shoals— R. L. Stevenson

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“Thrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrid. Accessed 28 May. 2022.

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