fore-stall 
fore-Stall (for'stal), H. [</ir-i + stall?.] The 
lookout man who walks bcl'urc the o])erator and 
his victim when a garrote-robbery is to be com- 
mitted. See garrote, v. [Great Britain.] 
forestaller (for-sta'16r), n. One who forestalls; 
one who purchases merchandise before it comes 
to market in order to raise the price. 
\\Y ou^ht ratlu-rtn L-iillhini i}iL' finrstaller, . . . like as 
he that stamles in the market way, and takes all vp before 
it come to tile market in grosse and sells it by retaile. 
I'uiti'/tltnni, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 140. 
The before-nameil Statute of Bakers, &c. (51 Hen. III.) 
gives a good specimen of the mode of dealing with afore- 
staller, who is pointed out in indignant words to be "an 
open oppressor of poor people and of all the commonalty, 
and an enemy of the whole shire and country." 
English. Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 308. 
Three hundred years ago, these speculators would have 
been sent to prison bsforestallers of the market. 
The American, VI. 164. 
forestalling (for-sta'ling), n. [Verbal n. of 
forestall 1 , .] The act of engrossing the pos- 
session or control of goods for sale; specifically, 
in old Eng. law, the buying or contracting for 
any merchandise or provisions coming in the 
way to market, or before market-hours, or dis- 
suading persons from bringing their goods or 
provisions to that market, or persuading them 
to enhance the price there : it was formerly a 
punishable offense. 
fore-Starling (f6r'star"ling), . An ice-breaker 
placed before the starling of a bridge. E. H. 
Kniglit. 
forestay (for'sta), . [</or-i -I- stayi.] Naut., 
a strong rope (now generally of wire, and dou- 
ble) extending forward from the head of the 
foremast to the knight-heads to support the 
mast. 
forestaynet, ' [ME., also forestanyg, appar. 
corrupt forms for "forestemn, Sc.forestam, i. e., 
fore-stem.] The forward part of a ship. 
Ifrekes one theforestayne., fakene theire coblez [cables]. 
Marie Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 742. 
forest-bug (f or'est-bug), n. A bug of the genus 
Pentatoma; a wood-bug. 
forest-court (for'est-kort), n. See forest court, 
under court. 
forester (for'es-ter), n. [Early mod. E. also 
forrester; < ME. forester, forster, foster, < OF. 
forcstier = Pr. forestier = Sp. florestero = OHG. 
forestdri, forstdri, MHG. vorstarre, G. forster, 
<. ML. forestariws, a forester, < foresta, a for- 
est: see forest. Hence the proper names For- 
ester, Forrester, Forster, Foster.] 1. An officer 
appointed to watch or keep a forest ; one who 
has the charge of a forest ; also, one whose oc- 
cupation is the management of the timber on 
an estate or in a forest belonging to a govern- 
ment. 
Ne that bailif, He forester, ne soffrede horn newer come, 
To sowe, ne to other thing, that nor bestes nere inome. 
Robert of Gloucester, p. 499. 
Before him came & forester of Dean, 
"Wet from the woods, with notice of a hart 
Taller than all his fellows, milky-white, 
First seen that day. Tennyson, Geraint. 
2. An inhabitant of a forest or wild country. 
Forester* and borderers are not generally so civil and 
reasonable as might be wished. Evelyn. 
Without discipline, the fav'rite child, 
Like a neglected forester, runs wild. 
Cowper, Progress of Error, 1. 362. 
3. A forest-tree. [Bare.] 
This niceness is more conspicuous in flowers and the 
herbaceous offspring than in foresters. Evelyn. 
4. The giant kangaroo, Macropus major. Mrs. 
E. Meredith, My Home in Tasmania, p. 172. 5. 
The popular name of sundry moths of the fam- 
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grape-vine, being of a pale-bluish color with light-orange 
bands across the middle i>f each joint. There are two an- 
nual generations, and the larva transforms to pupa in a 
sli^bt L'ocnon on or just beneath the surface of the ground. 
forest-fly (for'est-ni), n. A popular name in 
England for various blood-sucking flies of the 
genus Hippobosca, originally H. fqiiiiin; a hip- 
poboscid. They are found in woodlands, and are very 
troublesome to horses ami utlier animals, lighting about 
the eyes and mouth, or creeping under the tail, and pierc- 
ing the skin with their sharp beaks. 
forest-folk (for'est-fok), . Dwellers in the for- 
est: with reference to men, or sometimes to 
beasts and birds, or to imagined creatures of 
the woods, such as elves, gnomes, satyrs, dry- 
ads, etc. 
There are in the woods occasional moaniugs, premoni- 
tions of change, which are inaudible to the dull ears of 
men, but which, I have no doubt, the forest-folk hear and 
understand. C. D. Warner, In the Wilderness, iv. 
forestick (for'stik), n. The front stick lying on 
the andirons in a wood fire. 
The oaken log, green, huge, ami thick, 
And on its top the stout back-stick ; 
The knotty forestick laid apart. 
Whittier, Snow-Bound. 
You want first a large backlog, which does not rest on 
the andirons. . . . Then you want & forestick on the and- 
irons, and on these build a fire of lighter stuff. 
C. D. Warner, Backlog Studies, p. 6. 
forestine (for'es-tin), a. [< forest + -i'el.] Per- 
taining to or living or growing in the woods : as, 
forestine fruit-eaters. 
In the tropics, where forestine animals are most devel- 
oped, the nuts often reach a very high stage of evolution. 
The cocoauut is a familiar example. 
Pop. Sci. Mo., XXV. 438. 
It is a woodland plant, native to your forests, and far 
more forestine in aspect and habit than our English vine. 
O. Allen, Pop. Sci. Mo., XXXII. 198. 
forestless (for'est-les), a. [< forest + -less.] 
Without forest. 
Should speak of our land as A forestless area of grass. 
The American, IX. 183. 
forest-lizard (for'est-liz"ard), . A fossil sau- 
rian, Hyheosaurus oweni, discovered in 1832 
by Mantell in the forest of Tilgate, England, 
whence the n'ame. It was about 25 feet long. 
forest-marble (for'est-mar"bl), . In Eng. geol. , 
a division of the Great Oolite group, lying be- 
tween the cornbrash and the Great or Bath 
Oolite. This formation is extraordinarily variable, both 
in lithological character and in thickness. It has been 
used to some extent, after polishing, for ornamental pur- 
poses. It was named by W. Smith from the Forest of 
Wychwood in Oxfordshire. 
forestone (for'ston), . A piece of cast-iron 
which lies across the hearth with its ends rest- 
ing between the keystones, and which can be 
moved toward the front or backjjf the hearth 
as required. It is a part of the small rectangular fur- 
nace called the "ore-hearth," used in the smelting of lead, 
and chiefly in Scotland and the north of England. 
forest-ox (for'est-oks), n. A book-name of the 
small wild ox of Celebes, Anoa depressicornis, 
translating the native name, sapi-outan. 
forest-peat (for'est-pet), n. Wood-peat. 
forestral (for'es-tral), a. An erroneous form of 
forestal. 
Most of the New England States are now engaged in the 
serious investigation of their forestral condition. 
Pop. Sci. Mo., XXVIII. 691. 
.; t f 
Eight-spotted Forester ( Alypia octomacnlata ). natural size. 
a, larva ; b, side view of one joint, enlarged. 
ily Zygmttidce. The eight-spotted forester, Aliffia uctti- 
iminilata, is a pretty black species with large yellow spots, 
the larva of which is one of the blue caterpillars of the 
forestry(for'es-tri), n. [< forest + -ry, after ML. 
foresteria,forestaria, forestage.] 1. The art of 
forming or of cultivating forests, or of manag- 
ing growing timber. 2. Forestage; the privi- 
leges of a royal forest. 
forest-steading (for'est-sted // ing), . A farm- 
house and offices in a royal forest. 
The "forest-steading of Galashiels " is first mentioned 
in history shortly after the beginning of the 15th century. 
Encyc. Brit., X. 18. 
forest-tree (for'est-tre), n. A tree of the forest ; 
specifically, any tree not a cultivated fruit-tree, 
forestyt.a. [< forest + -yi.] Wooded; covered 
with forest. [Rare.] 
For then their sylvan kind most highly hononr'd were, 
When the whole country's face was foresty, and we 
Liv'd loosely in the weilds, which now thus peopled be. 
Drayton, Polyolbion, xxii. 47. 
foresummer (for'sum"er), n. Early summer. 
The terrible winter and/oraiimmpr of 1854-65. 
The American, XIV. 234. 
foreswatt, p. . Seeforswat. Sir P. Sidney. 
foret (fo-ra'), n. [F., a drill, borer, gimlet, < 
forer, drill, bore, < L. forare = E. Sore*.] In 
gun-making, a gimlet or drill used for boring the 
touch-hole of a piece of ordnance, 
fore-tacklet (for'tak'l), n. Same as nendant- 
tackle. 
foretakent (for-ta'kn), a. Received or adopted 
beforehand. 
forethink 
I am to require . . . that you will lay your hearts void 
of foretakeii opinions. Sir P. Sidney, Arcadia, v. 
foretaste (for-tasf), r. t. ; pret. and pp. fore- 
t<ixt<-d,ppr.foretaxtiug. 1. To taste before pos- 
session; have previous experience of; enjoy 
by anticipation. 2. To taste before another. 
[Rare.] 
Foretasted fruit, 
Profaned first by the serpent. 
Milton, P. L., ix. 929. 
foretaste (for'tast), B. [< foretaste, v.] A taste 
beforehand; anticipation; enjoyment in ad- 
vance. 
It [holy music] is the sweetest companion and improve- 
ment of it here upon earth, and the very earnest and fore- 
taste of heaven. Bp. Atterbury, Sermons, II. xxi. 
Scenes of accomplish'd bliss ! which who can see, 
Though but in distant prospect, and not feel 
His soul refresh'd with foretaste of the joy? 
Camper, Task, vi. 762. 
Foretaste of the coming days of mirth. 
William Morris, Earthly Paradise, II. 171. 
foretaster (for-tas'ter), . One who tastes be- 
forehand or before another; one who enjoys 
something by anticipation. 
foreteach (for-tech'), v. t. ; pret. and pp. fore- 
taught, ppT.foreteaching. To teach or instruct 
beforehand. 
And underneath his filthy feet did tread 
The sacred thinges, and holy heastes/oretaH^Af. 
Spenser, F. Q., I. vii. 18. 
foreteamt (for'tem), n. [< fore- 1 + team, ap- 
par. here repr. L. temo, beam, pole, tongue 
(of a vehicle).] The front shaft or pole of a 
wheeled vehicle. 
Their chariots in their foreteams broke. 
Chapman, Iliad, xvi. 352. 
foretell (for-tel'), v.; pret. and pp. foretold, ppr. 
foretelling. I. trans. To tell beforehand, or in 
advance of the event ; predict ; prophesy. 
Cato of Utica . . . discovered afar off, and long foretold, 
the approaching ruin of his country. 
Bacon, Moral Fables, v., Expl. 
Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. Pope. 
Many men that stumble at the threshold 
Are well foretold that danger lurks within. 
Shak., 3 Hen. VI., iv. 7. 
= Syn. To vaticinate; Foretell, Prophesy, Predict, Presage, 
Forebode, Prognosticate, may represent the act of a person 
correctly or incorrectly asserting what will happen. Fore- 
tell is the general word for telling beforehand, and gener- 
ally correctly. ProphesytLnApredtet areoften used lightly 
tor foretell, but in strictness they are more forcible words, 
prophesy, through its use in the Scripture, often implying 
supernatural help, and predict precision of calculation or 
knowledge. Presage implies superior wisdom or percep- 
tion ; to forebode is to anticipate or prophesy evil, espe- 
cially indefinite evil. To prognosticate is to foretell by 
studying signs or symptoms : as, to prognosticate bad wea- 
ther or the course of a disease. See omen. 
The southern wind 
Doth play the trumpet to his purposes, 
And, by bis hollow whistling in the leaves, 
Foretells a tempest and a blustering day. 
Shak., 1 Hen. IV., v. 1. 
For, by the warning of the Holy Ghost, 
I prophesy that I shall die to-night. 
Tennyson, St. Simeon Stylites. 
A cunning mathematician, penetrating the cubic weight 
of stars, predicts the planet which eyes had never seen. 
Emerson, Courage. 
Dreams advise, 
Which he hath sent propitious, some great good 
Presaging. Milton, P. L., xii. 613. 
Oh ye fountains, meadows, hills, and groves, 
Forebode not any severing of our loves 1 
Wordsworth, Immortality, xi. 
Of thee this I prognosticate, 
Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date. 
Shak., Sonnets, xiv. 
II. intrans. To utter prediction or prophecy. 
All the prophets from Samuel . . . have likewise fore- 
told of these days. Acts iii. 24. 
foreteller (for-tel 'er), n. One who foretells, 
predicts, or prophesies. 
A minstrel of the natural year, 
Foreteller of the vernal ides, 
Wise harbinger of spheres and tides. 
Emerson, Woodnotes, i. 
forethink 1 (for-thingk'), v. ; pret. and pp. 
forethought, ppr. forethinking. [< ME. for- 
thynken; </ore-l + think.] I. intrans. To think 
or contrive beforehand. [Rare.] 
II. trans. To think, consider, contrive, or con- 
template beforehand. [Rare.] 
Ere thou go, with thyselfe/orMi/nte 
That thou take with thee pen, paper, and ynke. 
BabeesBook (E. E. T. S.), p. 330. 
Now the need inflames me, 
When 1 forethink the hard conditions 
Our states must undergo, except in time 
We do redeem ourselves to liberty. 
B. Jonson, Catiline, i. 1. 
