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foray
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Foray
(gcide) | Foray \For"ay\ (f[o^]r"[asl] or f[-o]*r[=a]"; 277), n. [Another
form of forahe. Cf. Forray.]
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any
irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. --Spenser.
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The huge Earl Doorm, . . .
Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey. --Tennyson.
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Foray
(gcide) | Foray \For"ay\, v. t.
To pillage; to ravage.
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He might foray our lands. --Sir W.
Scott.
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foray
(wn) | foray
n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: foray, raid, maraud]
2: an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of
competence); "scientists' forays into politics"
v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people
looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn:
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle,
ransack, pillage, foray]
2: briefly enter enemy territory |
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foray into
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Foray
(gcide) | Foray \For"ay\ (f[o^]r"[asl] or f[-o]*r[=a]"; 277), n. [Another
form of forahe. Cf. Forray.]
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any
irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. --Spenser.
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The huge Earl Doorm, . . .
Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]Foray \For"ay\, v. t.
To pillage; to ravage.
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He might foray our lands. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Forayer
(gcide) | Forayer \For"ay*er\ (? or ?), n.
One who makes or joins in a foray.
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They might not choose the lowland road,
For the Merse forayers were abroad. --Sir W.
Scott.
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foray into
(wn) | foray into
v 1: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The
pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: {foray
into}, raid] |
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