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forechase

forechase noun: the front of a hunt; a first assault.

Noun

forechase (plural forechases)

  1. The front of a hunt; a first assault
    • 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.1848, John Galt, All the Voyages Round the World

Forms of forechase

pluralforechases

Origin of forechase

From fore- + chase.

Questions about forechase

What does forechase mean?
Forechase means the front of a hunt; a first assault.
What part of speech is forechase?
Forechase is a noun.
What is the plural of forechase?
The plural of forechase is forechases.

Words near forechase in the dictionary

  1. forecautions
  2. forechain
  3. forechains
  4. forecharge
  5. forecharges
  6. forechase
  7. forechases
  8. forecheck
  9. forechecked
  10. forechecker
  11. forecheckers

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