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fording

WordNet
On display is act III, scene 3 with Anne Page, Mrs. Ford and John Falstaff.
On display is act III, scene 3 with Anne Page, Mrs. Ford and John Falstaff.
  1. (n) fording
    the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
Illustrations
Shepherd and shepherdess with their cattle by a ford, each riding a donkey.
Shepherd and shepherdess with their cattle by a ford, each riding a donkey.
The Battle of Trocadero in Cadiz on August 31, 1823. Soldiers guard a ford on the coast. Numbered lower right: No. 46.
The Battle of Trocadero in Cadiz on August 31, 1823. Soldiers guard a ford on the coast. Numbered lower right: No. 46.
A rider with second horse on the reins at a ford in a landscape. Behind him a second rider and a dog.
A rider with second horse on the reins at a ford in a landscape. Behind him a second rider and a dog.
Shepherd with cows at a ford near a watermill in a landscape. In the background a shepherd with a flock of sheep. First print from a series of four.
Shepherd with cows at a ford near a watermill in a landscape. In the background a shepherd with a flock of sheep. First print from a series of four.
A shepherd on horseback and a shepherdess on a donkey ford with their dog. A dilapidated bridge crosses the river, over which some shepherds walk with their flocks.
A shepherd on horseback and a shepherdess on a donkey ford with their dog. A dilapidated bridge crosses the river, over which some shepherds walk with their flocks.
A shepherd and shepherdess with two cattle and a dog at a ford.
A shepherd and shepherdess with two cattle and a dog at a ford.
A shepherd sits by a stream to rest while two cows and a sheep ford the brook. In the background two shepherds and a shepherdess on a donkey.
A shepherd sits by a stream to rest while two cows and a sheep ford the brook. In the background two shepherds and a shepherdess on a donkey.
Hilly landscape with a turbulent river. Saint Christopher fords the water with a child on his back. He is met by a hermit with a lantern. Various spectators in the foreground. In the margin a caption in Latin.
Hilly landscape with a turbulent river. Saint Christopher fords the water with a child on his back. He is met by a hermit with a lantern. Various spectators in the foreground. In the margin a caption in Latin.
Quotations
Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Usage in the news

View full size Grand Rapids Press File Photo Donald VanderNoot, right, looks at a 2009 Ford Focus with Keller Ford salesman Bare Baldwin. mlive.com

Transponder programming software updates cover Chrysler Fobik Gen 4, Fiat 500, Ford Key Pad Code Read and Ford 2012 Fiesta/Focus. locksmithledger.com

The order books for the 2012 Ford Focus ST-R race car are open, and Ford has priced its turnkey pocket racer at $98,995. blog.caranddriver.com

When you walk into Jack Luther's garage, you receive a warm welcome from Jimbo, a small rat terrier that seems as much at home in the space as do the 1929 Ford Roadster, the '48 Chevy Pickup and the '51 Ford Business Coupe that reside there. kansascity.com

2013 Ford Fusion (Ford Motor Co.). hispanicbusiness.com

Ford still uses its "Built Ford Tough" slogan in radio and television commercials to advertise its pickups. sporttruck.com

Why Toronto council should appoint Rob Ford to replace Rob Ford. thestar.com

Ford while scoring two of his 16 points during the first half of Saturday's basketball game at the Ford Center. courierpress.com

Beaumont President and CEO Gene Michalski dons a Henry Ford cap at an event with Henry Ford President and CEO Nancy Schlichting announcing the systems' plan to merge. modernhealthcare.com

Michael Bennet bites into a Rocky Ford cantaloupe at Hirakata Farms, where he highlighted the work of local producers as well as the increased safety of Rocky Ford cantaloupes. hpj.com

DALLAS — Items that belonged to President Gerald Ford and first lady Betty Ford, including the late president's golf clubs, are going up for auction. dallasnews.com

Enlarge Michael Wayland mwayland@mlive.com 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 (courtesy image) 2013 Ford Mustangs gallery (16 photos). mlive.com

The 2013 Ford C-Max Energi (L) and 2013 Ford Fusion Energi hybrids are displayed in the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the. nwn.com

What it takes to make a 6.0L reliable: we put Bulletproof Diesel's upgrades for the problematic 6.0L Ford Power Stroke to the test recently on a 2004 Ford F350 dually, in Truckin Magazine. truckinweb.com

In this Monday, Jan 9, 2012, file photo, Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president, introduces the 2013 Ford Fusion during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. sfgate.com

Usage in scientific papers

Jon Ford, Stefano Giusto, Amanda Peet, and Ashish Saxena.
G2 Dualities in D=5 Supergravity and Black Strings

Ford L. H. (1988), Spectrum of the Casimir effect, Phys.
The Fractal Structure of Matter and the Casimir Effect

Ford L. H. (2007), Frequency spectra and probability distributions for quantum fluctuations, Int. J.
The Fractal Structure of Matter and the Casimir Effect

In the following, we describe the analyses corresponding to that of §4 applied to the samples of Mathewson & Ford, and Courteaux.
A refined Tully-Fisher relationship and a new scaling law for galaxy discs

In particular, we deduce from the general theory developed here a limit result conjectured previously for Ford’s alpha model and its extension, the alpha-gamma model, where restricted exchangeability arises naturally.
Restricted exchangeable partitions and embedding of associated hierarchies in continuum random trees

Usage in literature

It forded the Rum River at Anoka, near the Mississippi, following as nearly as possible that river to St. "Old Rail Fence Corners" by Various

But the man he called Ford knew it was not true. "Oh, You Tex!" by William Macleod Raine

Mr. Ford knew every one of them personally, having lived there twenty-seven years. "A Labrador Doctor" by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

With that he rushed, with spear at rest, into the ford, and one of the waiting knights came swiftly against him. "King Arthur's Knights" by Henry Gilbert

But there's ford by side of bridge, too. "The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters" by Charles Henry Lerrigo

This would be a reasonable assumption if the Nazi-Rodriguez-Ford tie-up in Mexico were an isolated case. "Secret Armies" by John L. Spivak

His stately house of Fording could be seen on a clear day from the minster tower. "The Nebuly Coat" by John Meade Falkner

I have had ford enough; I was thrown into the ford; I have my belly full of ford. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare

There are two fords at nearly equal distances from the old mission-house, one about ten miles above, the other as many below. "The Death Shot" by Mayne Reid

He moved his tray of tools away and trailed the hub cap twine behind the solid body of a big old Ford station wagon. "Solomon's Orbit" by William Carroll

Usage in poetry
My hopes are good, in Christ, the Lord;
On Him I rest my cares of heart;
He will so bridge the Heavenly Ford
To show the way ere I depart.
"Christ The Way" by Marcus Mosiah Garvey
And, even when she turn'd, the curse
Had fallen, and her future Lord
Was drown'd in passing thro' the ford,
Or kill'd in falling from his horse.
"In Memoriam A. H. H.: 6." by Alfred Lord Tennyson Author object (27)
He set his face to the stream below,
He drew his axe from the saddle bow:
"Farewell, Messire, the night is sped;
There lies the ford, when all is said"
"The Last Word" by Sir Henry Newbolt
For the Nith rase up as he cross'd the ford,
An' man an' horse gaed doon,
An' were faun' next day by the Nailer's Craig
Where the swurl gangs roun' an' roun'.
"The Weary Weird" by Alexander Anderson
Then were the horses of Ferdiah yoked
Unto the chariot, and he rode full speed
Unto the Ford of battle, and the day
Began to break, and all the east grew red.
"Ferdiah; Or, The Fight At The Ford" by Denis Florence MacCarthy
It was on a Saturday night, Jesse was at home,
Talking to his family brave,
Robert Ford came along like a thief in the night,
And laid Jesse James in his grave.
"Jesse James" by Anonymous Americas