forspare

English

Etymology

From for- +‎ spare.

Verb

forspare (third-person singular simple present forspares, present participle forsparing, simple past and past participle forspared)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To spare; do without.
    • 1889, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, The living age: Volume 183:
      I don't never buy no cheese, miss; I can't forspare the money for it.
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