† forfightv.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To exhaust or over-fatigue (oneself) with fighting.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (reflexive)] > in specific ways
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1661 Mercur. Caled. (Jam.) These noble gentlemen..may..forefight themselves in our excellent fields.
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