Fär'-fĕtch1, v. t.
v. t. To bring from far; to seek out studiously. [Obs.] To far-fetch the name of Tartar from a Hebrew word. Fuller.
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v. t. To bring from far; to seek out studiously. [Obs.] To far-fetch the name of Tartar from a Hebrew word. Fuller.
n. Any thing brought from far, or brought about with studious care; a deep stratagem. [Obs.]
Jesuits have deeper reaches In all their politic far-fetches. Hudibras.