Thirsted

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

  Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirsted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Thirsting}.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See {Thirst}, n.]
     1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy
        sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
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              The people thirsted there for water.  --Ex. xvii. 3.
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     2. To have a vehement desire.
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              My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps.
                                                    xlii. 2.
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