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Definition of Forpets
1. forpet [n] - See also: forpet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forpets
Literary usage of Forpets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
"... forpets every thing but this general conviction. He admits the fact of dining
under the tent; butas far as it was intended asa contradiction of ..."
2. Selections from the Judicial Records of Renfrewshire: Illustrative of the by William Hector (1876)
"... baking, per peck, I 16 o ,, 030 Scone meal, per peck,, O 18 o Scone meal, per
3 forpets, and 3 oz. butter, I 10 o Scone meal, ..."
3. Letters and Recollections of Sir Walter Scott by Mary Ann Watts Hughes, William Hastings Hughes (1904)
"forpets of meal at his door. Buchanan the Landlord of the Crown Inn at Penrith
refused post horses to two London Delegates who were speeding to Glasgow to ..."
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