First Known Use: 1579
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forlorn hope
noun
Definition of FORLORN HOPE
1
: a body of men selected to perform a perilous service
2
: a desperate or extremely difficult enterprise
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Origin of FORLORN HOPE
by folk etymology from Dutch verloren hoop, literally, lost band
Rhymes with FORLORN HOPE
antelope, antipope, arthroscope, biotope, bronchoscope, bunny slope, calliope, cryoscope, endoscope, envelope, episcope, epitope, fluoroscope, gastroscope, gyroscope, horoscope, interlope, isotope, kinescope, microscope, misanthrope, periscope, phalarope, radarscope, slippery slope, sniperscope, spectroscope, telescope
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