forceput

noun

now chiefly dialectal

: an action that is made unavoidable or inevitable by circumstances

this marry-me-quick business … looks too much like a forceput

—B. A. Williams

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier forced put

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Rhymes for forceput

• lilliput
• occiput
• tenderfoot
• underfoot
• afoot
• barefoot
• bigfoot
• blackfoot
• caput
• clubfoot
• cocksfoot
• crowfoot