† ˈforcat Sc. Obs.
Also foirchet.
[ad. OF. *forcat = forchat forked stick, f. forche fork n.]
‘A rest for a musket’ (Jam.).
| 1598 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) IV. 169 Furnist with..ane muscat with forcat, bedrol, and heid pece. Ibid. 191 Or ellis with ane muscat foirchet bandroll and heidpeice. |