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† perchant Obs. rare—0. [= F. perchant (in same sense) n. use of pr. pple. of percher to perch.] (See quot.; app. never in Eng. use.)
1727–41Chambers Cycl., Perchant, among fowlers, or decoy-bird, which the fowler has fastened by the foot, and which flutters about the place where it is tied, to draw other birds to it. [Hence in mod. Dicts.] |