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FORLORN-HOPE

\fˈɔːlɔːnhˈə͡ʊp], \fˈɔːlɔːnhˈə‍ʊp], \f_ˈɔː_l_ɔː_n_h_ˈəʊ_p]\

Definitions of FORLORN-HOPE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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for-lorn'-h[=o]p, n. a body of soldiers selected for some service of uncommon danger. [From the Dut. verloren hoop, the lost troop.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

n. A detachment of men to lead in an assault or other service attended with uncommon peril.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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