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Definition of Sallying forth
1. Noun. A venture off the beaten path. "A sally into the wide world beyond his home"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sallying Forth
Literary usage of Sallying forth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... forts that were. on tho mainland, were mosten« of (ln-ir own territory on tho
opposite coast, and sallying forth from it, plundered thorn in the island, ..."
2. An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands: In the South Pacific Ocean by William Mariner, John Joseph Martin (1818)
"... with the evident intention of sallying forth. Upon this the king ordered all
his men to sit down, and to remain perfectly quiet and steady, although the ..."
3. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... forts that were. on tho mainland, were mosten« of (ln-ir own territory on tho
opposite coast, and sallying forth from it, plundered thorn in the island, ..."
4. An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands: In the South Pacific Ocean by William Mariner, John Joseph Martin (1818)
"... with the evident intention of sallying forth. Upon this the king ordered all
his men to sit down, and to remain perfectly quiet and steady, although the ..."
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