Defn: All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover. Farrow.
DEHORT
De*hort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dehorting.]
Etym: [L. dehortari; de- + hortari to urge, exhort.]
Defn: To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.]
The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp. Ward.
"Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither "dissuade"
nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us. Trench.
DEHORTATION
De`hor*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. dehortatio.]
Defn: Dissuasion; advice against something. [R.]
DEHORTATIVE
De*hort"a*tive, a.
Defn: Dissuasive. [R.]
DEHORTATORY
De*hort"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. dehortatorius.]
Defn: Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. Bp. Hall.
DEHORTER
De*hort"er, n.