Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recheat

/ɹɪˈt͡ʃiːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: recheat
IPA: /ɹɪˈt͡ʃiːt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Archaic

verb

To blow the recheat.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[B]ut that I vvill haue a rechate vvinded in my forehead, or hang my bugle in an inuiſible baldricke, all vvomen ſhall pardon mee: becauſe I vvill not doe them the vvrong to miſtruſt any, I vvill doe my ſelfe the right to truſt none: […]"
"Prior, that last flourish on the recheat hath added fifty crowns to thy ransom, for corrupting the true old manly blasts of venerie."
"Rechating with his horne, which then the Hunter cheeres, Whilst still the lustie Stag his high-palm’d head up-beares,"

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

recheats (plural) recheats (present, singular) recheating (participle, present) recheated (participle, past) recheated (past)

Rhymes With

street meet eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat re-treat

Questions

How do you pronounce recheat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈt͡ʃiːt/.
What does recheat mean?: 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.
Where does recheat come from?: Probably from Anglo-Norman; compare Old French racheter (“rally”).

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