Dictionary entry

Read (4)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Read, n. [AS. rǣd counsel, fr. rǣdan to counsel. See Read, v. t.] 1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede.

2. [Read, v.] Reading. Hume.

One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a read. Furnivall.