Foth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fothered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fothering.]
[Cf. Fodder food, and G. f¸ttern, futtern, to cover within or without,
to line. √75.] To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under
its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force
it into the crack. Totten.
Fo"tive (?), a. [L. fovere, fotum, to keep warm, to cherish.]
Nourishing. [Obs.] T. Carew (1633).
Fot"mal (?), n. (Com.) Seventy pounds of lead.
{ ||Fou`gade" (?), ||Fou`gasse" (?) }, n. (Mil.) A small mine, in the
form of a well sunk from the surface of the ground, charged with
explosive and projectiles. It is made in a position likely to be
occupied by the enemy.
Fought (?), imp. & p. p. of Fight.