gaincope

gaincope
transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English geynecowpen, from geyne- against (from Old English gēan-, gēn- against, again) + cowpen, copen to strike — more at again, cope (strike)
obsolete : to meet or intercept by a short cut

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • gaincope — verb To cross a field; strike off the nearest way to the top or head of the land. Some indeed there have been, of a more heroical strain, who striving to gaincope these ambages, by venturing on a new discovery, have made their voyage in half the… …   Wiktionary

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