Definition of Foutra

1. n. A fig; -- a word of contempt.

Definition of Foutra

1. Noun. (obsolete derogatory) A fig or whit; term of contempt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foutra

1. footra [n -S] - See also: footra

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foutra

fourty
fous
fouse
foussa
foussas
foustier
foustiest
fousty
fouter
foutered
foutering
fouters
fouth
fouths
fouthy
foutra (current term)
foutras
foutre
foutred
foutres
foutring
fouty
fovea
fovea anterior
fovea articularis capitis radii
fovea articularis inferior atlantis
fovea articularis superior atlantis
fovea capitis ossis femoris
fovea cardiaca
fovea centralis

Literary usage of Foutra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"A foutra for thine office !— Sir John, thy tender lambkin now is king ; Harry the fifth's the man. I speak the truth. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"S« Bröckelt, who has not seen its obvious см- nexion with the old word foutra, used Ь; Shakespeare. (2) To thrash grain. North. FOUTH. Plenty. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1847)
"See Brockett, who has not seen its obvious connexion with the old word foutra, used by Shakespeare. (2) To thrash grain. North. FOUTH. Plenty. Northumb. ..."

4. A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and by Charles Mackay (1887)
"foutra. A word of contempt, scorn, or hatred, synonymous with the French fout re and foutu, indecent words not admitted into the dictionaries. h. foutra for ..."

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