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noun
One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
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