• Recheat

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /rɪˈtʃiːt/

    Origin

    Probably from Anglo-Norman; compare Old French racheter ("rally").

    Full definition of recheat

    Noun

    recheat

    (plural recheats)
    1. (archaic) A series of notes blown on a horn as a signal in hunting to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.
      • 1819: ”Prior, that last flourish on the recheat hath added fifty crowns to thy ransom, for corrupting the true old manly blasts of venerie.” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

    Verb

    1. (archaic) To blow the recheat.
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