Foray (noun)
fuh-ray
A quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder. / A quick, sudden attack.
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English forraien, apparently by back formation from forrayour, forreour, forrier, from Old French forrier, fourrier, equivalent to fo(u)rr(er), derivative of fuerre “provender” ( forage ) + -ier -ier
Example sentences
“I headed to the forest for a quick mushroom foray!”
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