Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To forsake; abandon: as, a bird forhows its nest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, obsolete To
despise ;scorn . - verb transitive, Scotland To
forsake ;quit ;abandon ;desert . - verb transitive, Scotland To
cast off ;scorn .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word forhow.
Examples
-
This is a special post, see blog forhow you can earn up to 4 entries.
LEF- 2 win choice of 8x10 print (Ends 2/18) LoveEtsyFeedback TagsAndButtons 2009
-
This is a special post, see blog forhow you can earn up to 4 entries.
LEF- win $10 gift certificate (Ends 2/18) LoveEtsyFeedback TagsAndButtons 2009
-
This is a special post, see blog forhow you can earn up to 4 entries.
LEF- win roll on silky perfume oil (Ends 2/18) LoveEtsyFeedback TagsAndButtons 2009
-
This is a special post, see blog forhow you can earn up to 4 entries.
LEF- win choice of tee or onsie from Wrenwillow (Ends 2/18) LoveEtsyFeedback TagsAndButtons 2009
-
By the time I was43 I had learned of Henry George, Silvio Gesell, A.J. Nock, Hillaire Bellloc, and Frederic Bastiat, along with moire than a hundredothers who spent their lives searching forhow human society couldavoid poverty and violence for everyone on Earth.
Creating a Set of Laws for All Religions, Like Asimov's Laws of Robotics 2007
-
While you're there, check out the photos of "thought-screen hats" for adults and kids, and instructions forhow to roll your own:
- Boing Boing 2003
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.