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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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