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Foreshot vs Foreshow - What's the difference?

foreshot | foreshow |

As nouns the difference between foreshot and foreshow

is that foreshot is the spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled while foreshow is a manifestation in advance; a prior indication.

As a verb foreshow is

to show in advance; to foretell, predict.

foreshot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The spirits that first come over when an alcoholic liquid is distilled
  • (chiefly, sport)
    • Foreshots knock the ball forward.
  • (geology)
  • * 1997 , Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems , volume 2:
    • Twelve foreshot and twelve backshot records at varying offsets were acquired for each geophone setup to achieve 24 fold duplicity.

    Coordinate terms

    * midshot, backshot

    References

    * OED 2nd edition (online)

    foreshow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) foreschewen, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) voorschouwen, (etyl) vorschauen.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
  • (obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
  • *1841 , Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu, The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England :
    • But if the rays break forth out of the middle, or dispersed, and its exterior body, or the out parts of it, be covered with clouds, it foreshows great tempests both of wind and rain.

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
  • *, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.139:
    • The fore-shew of their inclination whilest they are young is so uncertaine.