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forhoo

transitive verb
for·​hoo | \ fÉ™rˈhü\
variants: or forhooie \ -​ˈhü‧ē \

Definition of forhoo

Scottish
: to forsake or abandon

History and Etymology for forhoo

Middle English forhowen, forhohien to despise, reject, abandon, from Old English forhogian (akin to Old Saxon farhuggian to despise, Old High German farhuggen), from for- + hogian to care for, think about; akin to Old English hycgan to think, consider, understand

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