foorth

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English

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Adjective

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foorth (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of fourth.
    • 1899, Finley Peter Dunne, Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War[1]:
      This, gintlemen iv th' foorth precin't,' he says, 'is Thomas Francis Dorgan, a man who, if ilicted,' he says, 'victhry'll perch,' he says, 'upon our banners,' he says; 'an',' he says, 'th' naytional honor will be maintained,' he says, 'in th' county boord,' he says.
    • 1907, Henry Van Dyke, Days Off[2]:
      Even a hunter, I'm thinkin', wouldna like to be breakin' twa commandments in the ane day--the foorth and the saxth!

Adverb

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foorth (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of forth.
    • 1592, R. G., The Third And Last Part Of Conny-Catching. (1592)[3]:
      I see Coosen you knowe mee not, and I doe not greatlie blame you, it is so long since you came foorth of the Countrey, but I am such a ones sonne, naming her Uncle right, and his sonnes name, which she very well remembred, but had not seene him in eleven yeares.
    • 1594, Christopher Marlowe, Massacre at Paris[4]:
      I my Lord, the rest have taine their standings in the next roome, therefore good my Lord goe not foorth.

Middle English

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Noun

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foorth (plural foorths)

  1. ford

Usage notes

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  • Attested only in the fourteenth century.

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