FORAY


Meaning of FORAY in English

n. & v.

--n. a sudden attack; a raid or incursion.

--v.intr. make or go on a foray.

Etymology: ME, prob. earlier as verb: back-form. f. forayer f. OF forrier forager, rel. to FODDER

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.