drecche

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Drecche \Drec"che\ (dr[e^]ch"e), v. t. [AS. dreccan, dreccean.]
   1. To vex; to torment; to trouble. [Obs.]
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            As man that in his dream is drecched sore.
                                                  --Chaucer.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Drecche \Drec"che\, v. i.
   To delay. [Obs.] --Gower.
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