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MARAUDED
Verb
marauded
simple past tense and past participle of maraud
Source: Wiktionary
MARAUD
Ma*raud", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Marauding.] Etym: [F. marauder, fr. maraud vagabond, OF. marault; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault, fr. (assumed) LL. malaldus; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. Herald). Cf. Malice.]
Definition: To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. "Marauding hosts." Milman.
Ma*raud", n.
Definition: An excursion for plundering.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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