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Tree v. t. (past & past part. treed; pres. part. treeing)

To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog trees a squirrel.

To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3.

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Etymology of 'Treed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Treed" Quotes from Famous Books

... I remember," Verty said, thoughtfully, and smiling; "there, where Milo, the good dog, was buried, and a shot fired over him—there, where we treed the squirrel—and over yonder, by the run, which I used to think flowed by from fairy land—I remember ...

— The Last of the Foresters • John Esten Cooke

... ground; also he had mapped up a clear course of forty yards among the tree-tops, so he spoke recklessly. "The stoat is an amateur climber." ("Wait till I get to your nursery!" snarled the stoat.) "He has no idea of taking cover. A treed stoat against a human is doomed. Look at his black-smudged tail—only a trifle better than a weasel's. It reminds me of my summer moult—but it's worse; and, in the summer, even I must trust more to my hands and feet. I, the most skilful gymnast in the country, ...

— "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" - Studies of Animal life and Character • Douglas English

... "The Morning Star Hotel." The music was a fiddle and a lively tambourine, And a "viol come imported," by stage from Abilene. The room was togged out gorgeous—with mistletoe and shawls, And candles flickered frescoes around the airy walls. The "wimmin folks" looked lovely—the boys looked kinder treed, Till their leader commenced yellin': "Whoa, fellers, let's stampede." The music started sighin' and a-wailin' through the hall, As a kind of introduction to ...

— Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp • Various