Pined

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

  Pine \Pine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Pining}.] [AS. p[imac]nan to torment, fr. p[imac]n torment.
     See 1st {Pine}, {Pain}, n. & v.]
     1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.
        [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak.
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              That people that pyned him to death.  --Piers
                                                    Plowman.
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              One is pined in prison, another tortured on the
              rack.                                 --Bp. Hall.
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     2. To grieve or mourn for. [R.] --Milton.
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