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A place in a river, or other water, where it may passed by man or beast on foot, by wading. He swam the Esk river where ford there was none. Sir W. Scott.

Formed in the forehand or fore parts. A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded. Dryden.

umerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidæ, which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly. (b) A fly of the genus Hippobosca, esp. H. equina. See Horse tick. -- Forest glade, a grassy space in a forest. Thomson. -- Forest laws, laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in fo…

oForlese. [Obs.] The beasts their caves, the birds their neforlore. Fairfax.

Having four feet; quadruped; as, fourfooted beasts.

Turning the head towards the spectator, but not the body; -- said of a lion or other beast.

gather one's self together, to collect and dispose one's powers for a great effort, as a beast crouches preparatory to a leap. -- To gather way (Naut.), to begin to move; to move with increasing speed.

To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock. Draw the beasts as I describe them, From their features, while I gibe them. Swift.

A staff formerly used in fighting beasts on the stage. [Obs.] Bailey.

A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates. The daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay.

ed or swallowed, especially by a hawk or other fowl. And all the way, most like a brutish beast,gorge, that all did him detest. Spenser.

Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.

Having hair. "A beast haired like a bear." Purchas.

The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast, esp. of a hog. [Written also harslet.]

ntly resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts.

The afterbirth or secundines of a beast.

ord that was in Joab's hand. 2 Sam. xx. 10. Birds give more heed and mark words more than beasts. Bacon.

Herbs collectively; green food beasts; grass; pasture. "Thin herbage in the plaims." Dryden.

A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.

Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant. Blackstone. Bouvier. Heriot custom, a heriot depending on usage. --…