FIND
ADJECTIVES
1822 — FAR TO SEEK difficult to find → Eng. dial.
1973 — HARD TO FIND AS DOG’S EGGS very hard to find
NOUNS
1875 — NOSE an innate ability to find things → UK sl.
1970 — PUNT AROUND an attempt to find someone or something → sl.
VERBS
..950 — YFIND to find → obs.
1200 — BEFIND to find, to discover → obs.
1300 — LAIT to try to find, to seek, to look or search for → obs.
1611 — DIG OUT — DIG UP to find and obtain, to research and discover → UK sl.
1670 — FIND AN ELEPHANT IN THE MOON to find something that seems like a great discovery, but it’s not
1815 — RUN TO EARTH to find someone after searching
1842 — FANG to find → Eng. dial.
1864 — SCOUR to find, to discover, to lay hands on → Sc.
1905 — SCARE UP to find, to pick up → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1914 — HIT to find, to meet → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1950 — CHASE UP to make efforts to find or obtain quickly → sl.
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