Forthdraw
//fɔːθˈdɹɔː// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To draw or bring forth. obsolete, poetic, transitive
"Vpon a day as ſhe him ſate beſide, By chance he certaine miniments forth drew, Which yet with him as relickes did abide Of all the bounty which Belphebe threw On him, whilſt goodly grace ſhe did him ſhew: […]"
Example
More examples"Vpon a day as ſhe him ſate beſide, By chance he certaine miniments forth drew, Which yet with him as relickes did abide Of all the bounty which Belphebe threw On him, whilſt goodly grace ſhe did him ſhew: […]"
Etymology
From Middle English forthdrawen, equivalent to forth- + draw.
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