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i. [Eng. preach; i connect., and suff. fy.] To discourse like a preacher; to give advice in a long-winded discourse. preach-ing, *prech-ynge, pr. par. or adj. [PREACH, v.] Preaching-cro . *preaching-cro , s . A cro erected in some public or open place where the monks and others preached publicly. preaching-friars, s. pl. [DOMINICAN.] 3214 *prēaçh'-man, s. [Eng. preach , and man .] Α preacher. (Said in contempt.) "Some of our preach men are grown dog-mad."- How ell : Letters , bk. ii., let. 33.