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foreganger|ˈfɔəgæŋə(r)|
[f. fore- prefix + ganger; = Ger. vorgänger, Du. voorganger.]
†1. One who or that which goes before:
a. a fore-runner, a harbinger;
b. a predecessor. Obs.
1340Hampole Pr. Consc. 4152, I hald þir gret mysdoers Als anticrist lyms and his forgangers. c1460Towneley Myst. (Surtees) 165, I go before bodword to bere, And as forgangere am I send.
2. Naut.
a. ‘A short piece of rope immediately connecting the line with the shank of the harpoon, when spanned for killing’ (Adm. Smyth). Cf. foregoer, -runner.
b. (See quot. 1867.) [So Du. voorganger.]
1794Rigging & Seamanship I. 64 Yarn for foregangers is made of the best dressed long hemp. 1823Scoresby Jrnl. Whale Fishery 288 The ‘fore-ganger’, or that part of the line immediately connected with the harpoon. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Fore-ganger of the Chain Bower Cables, is a length of 15 fathoms of stouter chain, in consequence of greater wear and tear near the anchor. |