gaincope

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To get over or go across the nearest way to meet.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive To catch up with, intercept, or encounter another person by taking a short-cut.
2. v. To get over or go across the nearest way to meet.
3. v. dialectal To cross a field; strike off the nearest way to the top or head of the land; intercept someone by taking a short-cut across a field.