ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Foresnatch

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Foresnatch is a verb meaning (transitive, very rare, UK, dialectal) To snatch in advance.

Meaning

(transitive, very rare, UK, dialectal) To snatch in advance.

Example Sentences

[...] at once reach the objects of her infant admiration and draw them nearer to her eagerness, then ran with pouting lips to foresnatch her father's kisses.
Friends of the people! — glorious name, indeed, If these bestow, not you foresnatch, the meed — Your motive, not your means, the Muse admires, Whom kindred aims — congenial zeal inspires; [...]
Hoar Pindus, from his rocky barriers, Looks on thy ranks of gay-plumed warriors, And sees an ominous sight : The leafy tent for victory graced, Foresnatching fate with impious haste From gods that rule the fight.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include upsnatch, snatch, forset, resnatch, click, snaffle.

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