Rid

·- imp. & ·p.p. of Ride, ·vi.

II. Rid ·- of Ride.

III. Rid ·- of Ride.

IV. Rid ·Impf & ·p.p. of Rid.

V. Rid ·vt To get over; to dispose of; to Dispatch; to Finish.

VI. Rid ·vt To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away with; to Destroy.

VII. Rid ·vt To Save; to Rescue; to Deliver;

— with out of.

VIII. Rid ·vt To Free; to Clear; to Disencumber;

— followed by of.

rid and ridden
dispatch and dispatched : It rids well : it goes on fast. It will soon be ridden, i. e. got rid of. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose