Forereckoning
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Precalculation; foreplanning no-plural
"[…] had to have sleep, but decided that since I could not afford to be wrong in my forereckoning, I would at those times guard against surprise by leaning a heavy stick against the bar so that the latter's displacement would cause it to fall and wake […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of forereckon form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"[…] had to have sleep, but decided that since I could not afford to be wrong in my forereckoning, I would at those times guard against surprise by leaning a heavy stick against the bar so that the latter's displacement would cause it to fall and wake […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From forereckon.
Etymology 2
From forereckon + -ing.
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