forcett

[Early mod. E. also for set, forsette; var. (with dim. -et ) of forcer2, q. v.] Same as forcer2. Florio. forchet, n. [ME.: see fourch .] Same as fourch. And after the ragge-boon kytteth euyn also, The for chis and the sydes euyn bytwene, And loke that your knyues ay whettyd bene; Thenne turne vp the for chis , and frote theym wyth blood, For to saue grece; so doo men of good. Boke of St. Albans , 1496. forcible (for'si-bl), a . [ force1 + -ible. Cf. forceable.] 1. Characterized by the exertion or use of force; energetic; vigorous; violent: as, a forcible current; forcible means or measures. Common forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them. Sir T. Browne , Christ. Mor., iii. 12. 2. Done or effected by force; procured or brought about by the use of force: as, a forcible abduction. The abdication of king James the advocates on that side look upon to have been forcible and unjust, and consequently void. Swift . 3. Having force or cogency; strong; potent; efficacious: as, a forcible argument. How forcible are right words! Job vi. 25. Shak., 3 Hen. VI., i. 2. But I have reasons strong and forcible. All the most weighty arguments and most forcible perswasions are to such [hardened sinners) but like showers falling upon a Rock. Stilling fleet , Sermons, II. iii. Forcible detainer, in law , a violent withholding from a person of lands or goods belonging to him. Forcible entry, in law , an actual entry, by means of violence or menaces, into houses or lands without authority of law. It implies intent to take po e ion, as distinguished from a mere trespa . =Syn. 1 and 3. Potent, weighty, impre ive, cogent, energetic, vigorous.