1823 W. Tennant ii. i. 33 ‘You're awing me a pint o' gin for this forgatherin.’
1868 C. Dickens 21 Mar. (2002) XII. 81 We hold all sorts of hearty foregatherings.
1884 8 Aug. 3/1 The fears and doubts of nations are laid to rest by the foregathering of the imperial cousins.