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forlorn hope n
1. a hopeless or desperate enterprise 2. a faint hope 3. (Military) Obsolete a group of soldiers assigned to an extremely dangerous duty [C16 (in the obsolete sense): changed (by folk etymology) from Dutch verloren hoop lost troop, from verloren, past participle of verliezen to lose + hoop troop (literally: heap)] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"There is one chance," she answered, "a sort of forlorn hope, but you might try it. There was but one forlorn hope for us, and I took it. The feel of the long spear shaft in his hand and the sight of the tree beyond the lion gave the lad an idea--a preposterous idea--a ridiculous, forlorn hope of an idea; but there was no time now to weigh chances--there was but a single chance, and that was the thorn tree. |
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