Brayed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bray \Bray\ (br[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed} (br[=a]d); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer
     to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.]
     To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
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           Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
           yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
                                                    xxvii. 22.
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