▪ I. recheat, † rechate, n. Obs. exc. arch.
(rɪˈtʃiːt)
Also 8 ra-.
[Prob. ad. OF. *rachat, vbl. n. from rachater recheat v.]
† a. The act of calling together the hounds to begin or continue the chase of a stag, or at the close of the hunt. Obs. rare. b. The series of notes sounded on a horn for one or other of these purposes.
| 1470–85 Malory Arthur x. lii, Fyrste to the vncoupelynge, to the sekynge, to the rechate, to the flyghte. 1575 Turberv. Venerie xl. 111 They may come in nearer towardes their houndes & blowe a Rechate to their houndes to comforte them. 1590 Cockaine Treat. Hunting D iv, The Rechate, with three winds, The first, one long and fiue short. The second one long and one short. The third, one long and sixe short. 1602 2nd Pt. Return fr. Parnass. ii. v. 853 As you sounded the recheat before, so now you must sound the releefe three times. 1651 Davenant Gondibert ii. xxxvii, Now winde they a Recheat, the rous'd Dear's knell. 1741 Compl. Fam.-Piece ii. i. 292 He that gives the fatal Blow, ought to sound a Racheat, to assemble together the rest of the Company, as also the Dogs. 1862 Luck of Ladysmede II. 343, I did not think there was one amongst ye who could sound a recheat so like mine own. |
| fig. 1599 Shakes. Much Ado i. i. 242 That I will haue a rechate winded in my forehead..all women shall pardon me. |
▪ II. † recheat, rechate, v. Obs.
Also 6 rechat.
[ad. OF. rachater, racheter to reassemble, rally (Godef.).]
intr. To blow a recheat. Also with in.
| 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 1911 Huntes hyȝed hem þeder, with hornez ful mony, Ay rechatande aryȝt til þay þe renk seȝen. Ibid. 1446. c 1400 Master of Game (MS. Digby 182) xxxiii, He shulde rechate..and blowe after þat a moote. Ibid. xxxv, Þei shull blowe a moot and rechate and relaye and go forth þer with awaye rechatynge amonge. 1526 Skelton Magnyf. 2177 Yonder is a horson for me doth rechate: Adewe, syrs, for I thynke leyst that I come to late. 1575 Turberv. Venerie xl. 114 If they finde that he hunteth the chaffed Deare, they shall rechate in for the rest of the houndes. 1602 2nd Pt. Return fr. Parnass. ii. v. 850 Then must you sound 3 notes, with 3 windes, and recheat..vpon the same with 3 windes. 1612 Drayton Poly-olb. xiii. 127 Rechating with his horn, which then the hunter chears. |
Hence reˈcheating vbl. n.
| c 1400 Master of Game (MS. Digby 182) xxxiii, Þe moot shulde neuer be blowe byfore þe rechatynge. |