forhale
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- + hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to delay”), Swedish förhala (“to protract, prolong, retard”).
Verb[edit]
forhale (third-person singular simple present forhales, present participle forhaling, simple past and past participle forhaled)
- (transitive, obsolete) To overhaul; overtake.