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Definition of Afoul
1. Adjective. Especially of a ship's lines etc. "A foul anchor"
Definition of Afoul
1. adv. & a. In collision; entangled.
Definition of Afoul
1. Adverb. In a state of entanglement or conflict with. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Afoul
1. entangled [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afoul
Literary usage of Afoul
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Court Circles of the Republic: Or, The Beauties and Celebrities of the by Elizabeth Fries Ellet, R. E. Mack (1869)
"... of the Ladies for Washington—Progress of the President Elect—afoul of a
Snag—Landing and Rustic Reception—Accident on board a Steamboat—President Polk's ..."
2. The County: The "dark Continent" of the American Politics by Henry Stimson Gilbertson (1917)
"... CHAPTER IV FALLING afoul OF AND yet we should do the subject less than justice
were we not to recall an historical adventure that befell the county in ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States by United States Supreme Court, William Cranch, Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew Howard, Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1906)
"... that she came afoul of the starboard bow of the Harriet, whose helm was hard
to starboard, and the jib and fore-top-mast stay-sail set to steer clear; ..."
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