† ˈforcatSc.Obs. Also foirchet. [ad.OF.*forcat=forchat forked stick, f.forche fork n.] ‘A rest for a musket’ (Jam.). 1598Sc. 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.