Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To overhaul; overtake.
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
overhaul ;overtake .
Etymologies
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From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- + hale. Compare Danish forhale ("to delay"), Swedish förhala ("to protract, prolong, retard").
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