Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager,
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
v. (past forbore; past part. Forborne) formal abstain or desist (from) (could not forbear (from) speaking out; forbore to mention it). [old english: related to *bear1]
- var. Of *forebear.
FORBORE
past of *forbear1.
FORCEPS
n. (pl. Same) surgical pincers. [latin]
FOREARM
n. The arm from the elbow to the wrist or fingertips.
- v. Arm beforehand, prepare.
FOREIGN
adj. - of, from, in, or characteristic of, a country or language other than one's own.
- dealing with other countries (foreign service).
- of another district, society, etc.
- (often foll. By to) unfamiliar, alien.
- coming from outside (foreign body). foreignness n. [latin foris outside]
- and commonwealth office n. British government department dealing with foreign affairs.
- legion n. Body of foreign volunteers in the (esp. French) army.
- minister n. (also foreign secretary) government minister in charge of foreign affairs.
- office n. Hist. Or informal = *foreign and commonwealth office.
FORELEG
n. Front leg of an animal.
FOREMAN
n. - worker supervising others.
- president and spokesman of a jury.
FOREPAW
n. Front paw of an animal.
FORESEE
v. (past -saw; past part. -seen) see or be aware of beforehand. foreseeable adj.
FOREVER
adv. Continually, persistently (is forever complaining) (cf. For ever).
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