Part 4475

<blockquote>I <b>force</b> not of such fooleries. <i>Camden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.</def>

<blockquote>It is not sufficient to have attained the name and dignity of a shepherd, not <b>forcing</b> how. <i>Udall.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Forced</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>Forced</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; <as>as, a <ex>forced</ex> style; a <ex>forced</ex> laugh.</as></def>

<cs><col>Forced draught</col>. <cd>See under <er>Draught</er>.</cd> -- <col>Forced march</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a march of one or more days made with all possible speed.</cd></cs>

-- <wordforms><wf>For"ced*ly</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>For"ced*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Forceful</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>Force"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Force"ful*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<blockquote>Against the steed he threw His <b>forceful</b> spear. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Forceless</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>Force"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having little or no force; feeble.</def>

<blockquote>These <b>forceless</b> flowers like sturdy trees support me. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Forcemeat</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>Force"meat`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Corrupt. for <ets>farce-meat</ets>, fr. F. <ets>farce</ets> stuffing. See <er>Farce</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>forced meat</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Forcement</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>Force"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of forcing; compulsion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>It was imposed upon us by constraint; And will you count such <b>forcement</b> treachery? <i>J. Webster.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Forceps</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>For"ceps</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>forceps</ets>, <ets>-cipis</ets>, from the root of <ets>formus</ets> Hot + <ets>capere</ets> to take; akin to E. <ets>heave</ets>. <ets>Cf</ets>. <er>Furnace</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See <er>Earwig</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Dressing forceps</col>. <cd>See under <er>Dressing</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Force pump</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>Force" pump`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. See <i>Illust</i>. of <i>Plunger pump</i>, under <er>Plunger</er>.</def>

<h1>Forcer</h1> <Xpage=582>

<hw>For"cer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, forces or drives.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.</def>

<h1>Forcible</h1> <Xpage=582>