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Pronunciation : Fraught
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE.fraight, fraght; akin to Dan. fragt, Sw. frakt, D. vracht, G. fracht, cf. OHG. fr merit, reward; perh. from corresponding to E. for + The root of E. own. Cf. Freight.]
Definition : Defn: A freight; a cargo. [Obs.] Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fraught
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Freighted; laden; filled; stored; charged. A vessel of our country richly fraught. Shak. A discourse fraught with all the commending excellences oSouth. Enterprises fraught with world-wide benefits. I. Taylor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Fraught
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to Dan. fragte, Sw. frakta, D. bevrachten, G. frachten, cf. OHG. frehton to deserve. See Fraught, n.]
Definition : Defn: To freight; to load; to burden; to fill; to crowd. [Obs.] Upon the tumbling billows fraughted ride The armed ships. Fairfax.

t. [imp. & p. p. Fraughted or Fraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Fraughting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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