Definition of Foay
For"ay (f&obreve;r"&asl; or f&osl;*rā";
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.
For"ay, v. t. To pillage; to
ravage.
He might foray our lands. Sir
W. Scott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
- To pillage; to ravage.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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