"foreganger" meaning in English

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        "2": "föregångare",
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        "4": "a forerunner, precursor, progenitor"
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        "One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor."
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        "(archaic, rare) One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor."
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          "ref": "1820, William Scoresby, The whale-fishery",
          "text": "The foreganger is most commonly formed of white or untarred rope , which is stronger and more flexible than tarred rope , consequently more easily extended when the harpoon is thrown",
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        "A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached."
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        "(nautical) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached."
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        "(nautical) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached."
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