Foreway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foreway is a noun meaning (UK dialectal) An advantage; foredeal.
Meaning
(UK dialectal) An advantage; foredeal.
More Meanings
- (of a vehicle) The part of a cart or vehicle intended to ensure that the end-thrust is taken against the shoulder collar rather than the linch-pin.
- (dialectal, Northern England) A highroad.
Example Sentences
Provided that old Gilligan had not more horse sense than yourself and got the foreway of you," says I, [...]
I got a whisper of this; so by my song, I was determined to cut them all out in that, as well as I did in getting herself; but you know, I couldn't be angry, even if they had got the foreway of me in it, bekase it's an ould custom.
Word Forms
- foreways
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foredraft, abord, foreday, foregaze, forestage, foredeal.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.