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) |