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Foreganger

Fore′gangˊer

,

Noun.

[Prop., a goer before cf. G.

voregänger

. See

, and

.]

(Naut.)

A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.

Totten.

Definition 2024

foreganger

foreganger

English

Noun

foreganger ‎(plural foregangers)

(archaic, rare) One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
(nautical) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
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References

foreganger in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913