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foregangers

foregangers is the plural of foreganger.

Meaning of foreganger

Noun

foreganger (plural foregangers)

  1. (archaic, rare) One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
  2. A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
    • The foreganger is most commonly formed of white or untarred rope , which is stronger and more flexible than tarred rope , consequently more easily extended when the harpoon is thrown1820, William Scoresby, The whale-fishery

Questions about foregangers

What is foregangers the plural of?
Foregangers is the plural of foreganger.

Words near foregangers in the dictionary

  1. foregain
  2. foregainst
  3. foregame
  4. foregames
  5. foreganger
  6. foregangers
  7. foregate
  8. foregates
  9. foregather
  10. foregathered
  11. foregathering

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