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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
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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