RECHEAT

Etymology

Noun

recheat (plural recheats)

(archaic) A series of notes blown on a horn as a signal in hunting to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.

Verb

recheat (third-person singular simple present recheats, present participle recheating, simple past and past participle recheated)

(obsolete) To blow the recheat.

Usage notes

• According to the Poly-Olbion project, Drayton's is the last recorded use as a verb.

Anagrams

• cheater, hectare, reteach, teacher

Source: Wiktionary


Re*cheat", n. Etym: [F. requêté, fr. requêter to hunt anew. See Request.] (Sporting)

Definition: A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.

Re*cheat", v. i.

Definition: To blow the recheat. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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