- Recheat
- Recheat \Re*cheat"\, v. i. To blow the recheat. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
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Recheat — Re*cheat (r[ e]*ch[=e]t ), n. [F. requ[^e]t[ e], fr. requ[^e]ter to hunt anew. See {Request}.] (Sporting) A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recheat — noun Etymology: Middle English rechate, from rechaten to blow the recheat, from Anglo French rechater, from Vulgar Latin *recaptare to gather, assemble, from Latin re + captare to catch at, chase more at catch Date: 15th century a hunting call… … New Collegiate Dictionary
recheat — noun /rɪˈtʃiːt/ A series of notes blown on a horn as a signal in hunting … Wiktionary
recheat — re·cheat … English syllables
recheat — … Useful english dictionary
rechate — noun see recheat * * * rechat(e see recheat n. and v … Useful english dictionary
Baldric — A baldric (also baldrick, bawdrick, bauldrick as well as some other, mostly rare or obsolete, variations) is a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon (usually a sword) or other implement such as a bugle or drum. [… … Wikipedia
Horn (instrument) — Corno redirects here. For the river, see Corno (river). French horn redirects here. For the luxury hotel and restaurant, see French Horn, Sonning Eye. Horn Horn Brass instrument Other names … Wikipedia
re|cheat — «rih CHEET», noun. Archaic, Hunting. 1. the calling together of the hounds. 2. a call on the horn to gather the hounds at the beginning or end of a chase: »The chase was declared to be ended…when the recheat should be blown (Scott). ╂[< Old… … Useful english dictionary
racheat — obs. f. recheat … Useful english dictionary
