forlorn hope
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nounDefinition of FORLORN HOPE
1
: a body of men selected to perform a perilous service
2
: a desperate or extremely difficult enterprise
Origin of FORLORN HOPE
by folk etymology from Dutch verloren hoop, literally, lost band
First Known Use: 1579
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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