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foray
/ˈfɔɹ.eɪ/
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What does foray mean?
noun
- A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
- A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
verb
- To participate in a foray.
More meanings (2)
verb
- To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise.
- (archaic) To scour an area for goods as part of a foray.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɔɹ.eɪ/
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Or it might be a WAR-DANCE--as a more or less magical preparation for the raid or foray.
This fruit was garnered, not by an attack en masse, but by a mere foray.
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Every now and then old Miss Baker, who had gone below to see how things were progressing, returned with reports of the foray.
Sometimes the object of a night foray was merely to maul some distant neighbor's dog, and notwithstanding vengeful threats, there seemed no reason to fear that the Bingo breed would die out.
Before I returned to America I had discovered that there were other genuine reasons for living among the poor than that of practicing medicine upon them, and my brief foray into the profession was never resumed.