forge over

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English

Verb

forge over (third-person singular simple present forges over, present participle forging over, simple past and past participle forged over)

  1. (nautical) To press on regardless of hindrances.
    • 1857, Chris Biden, Want of a Light on the Pratas Shoal:
      When the morning broke, they found that the vessel had forged over the reef, about four or five miles, not having more than two feet water; the reef extending for nine or ten miles to the S.E.

References

  • Falconer's Marine Dictionary (1760)