harking

1) From the verb to harken, used as a synonym of to eavesdrop.

1693 a great disturber of her neighbourhood by scouldinge and brawling and a sower of dissentione amongst them by careinge of news and tales and harkeinges and evsedroppeing her neighbour houses, Hartshead.

places Hartshead
dates 1693

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