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Webster 1913 Edition


Foreganger

Fore′gangˊer

,
Noun.
[Prop., a goer before cf. G.
voregänger
. See
Fore
, and
Gang
.]
(Naut.)
A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
Totten.

Definition 2024


foreganger

foreganger

English

Noun

foreganger (plural foregangers)

  1. (archaic, rare) One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
  2. (nautical) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)

References

  • foreganger in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913