Forechase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Forechase is a noun meaning The front of a hunt; a first assault.
Meaning
The front of a hunt; a first assault.
Example Sentences
After this, he was in a great hurry to get his spritsail-yard fore and aft, threatening very hard, and plying them with his forechase; but they were soon out of his reach; this ship was called the Peregrine, of fifty-six guns, with upward of 450 men.
Word Forms
- forechases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include point, foreward, avant, fore, forepart, foreparty.
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