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Foray \For"ay\ (?; 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.

The huge Earl Doorm, . . . Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey. --Tennyson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Foray \For"ay\, v. t. To pillage; to ravage.

He might foray our lands. --Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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