forray

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A form of foray — A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

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Meanings

nounforray (plural forrays)

plural forrays

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of foray (“predatory excursion”).
verbforray (third-person singular simple present forrays, present participle forraying, simple past and past participle forrayed)

present singular third person forrays · participle present forraying · participle past forrayed · past forrayed

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of foray.

    For they that morn had forrayed all the land.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“forray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forray. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forray,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forray.

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