to dree, to hold out, to be able to go. Dree also signifies long, tedious beyond expectation : likewise a hard bargainer, spoken of a person. N. In the Exmoor dialect it signifies three.
·adj Wearisome; tedious. II. Dree ·vi To be able to do or endure. III. Dree ·vt To <<Endure>>; to ...
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