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Having a foothold; established. Our king . . . is footed in this land already. Shak.

to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. In ascent, every stfooting and help to the next. Holder.

country; to ravage; to feed on spoil. His most mighty father on a hill Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp Forage in blood of French nobility. Shak. Foraging ant (Zoöl.), one of several species of ants of the genus Eciton, very abundant in tropical America, remarkable for marching in vast armies in search of food.…

wer exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. Shak.

A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.

nd unjust. Swift. Forcible entry and detainer (Law), the entering upon and taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the hindrance of the person having the right to enter.

r, settee, etc. -- Fore peak (Naut.), the angle within a ship's bows; the portion of the hold which is farthest forward. -- Fore piece, a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress. -- Fore plane, a carpenter's plane, in size and use between a jack plane and a smoothing pla…

o plan beforehand; to scheme; to project. He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds. Dan. xi. 24.

A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household. [Obs.]

Holding or held formerly in possession. [Obs.]

r tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.

th and voice; the formal is constituted by the motion and figure of the organs of speech. Holder.

One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.

large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

t is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Is. xxviii. 16. The foundation of a free common wealth. Motley.

The buildings and works for casting metals. Foundry ladle, a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds.

them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air. Gen. i. 26. Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not. Matt. vi. 26. Like a flight of fowl Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts. Shak.

A shallow iron pan to hold glass ware while being annealed.

A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold. Burrill.

A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called also tenure by free alms. Burrill.