forereckoning

English

Etymology 1

From forereckon

Verb

forereckoning

  1. present participle of forereckon

Etymology 2

From forereckon + -ing.

Noun

forereckoning (plural not attested)

  1. Precalculation; foreplanning
    • 1948, The Restless Voyage:
      [] had to have sleep, but decided that since I could not afford to be wrong in my forereckoning, I would at those times guard against surprise by leaning a heavy stick against the bar so that the latter's displacement would cause it to fall and wake []
    • 2003, Andre Norton, The Gates to Witch World:
      We of the Power have a certain measure of control over the natural elements, though like all else that is subject to failure or success beyond our forereckoning.
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