Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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¶FORCHANCE, adv. Nonce alteration of perchance.Rnf. 1813 G. MacIndoe Wandering Muse 33:
A gross o' eggs, forchance a cock-an-hen.