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Meaning of forhow | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To despise; scorn.
    obsolete, transitive
  2. To forsake; quit; abandon; desert.
    Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
  3. To cast off; scorn.
    Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive

Examples

“It was believed that handling any bird's eggs in the nest made the bird forhooie them, [...]”
“Mind what this lass has undergane for you, Since ye did her so treach'rously forhow, [...]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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