gaincope

verb

1. To catch up with, intercept, or encounter (a person) by taking a short-cut.

   obsolete, transitive

   These came forth later than the rest but, coasting thwart a hill, They did gaincope him as he came and held their master still Until that all the rest came in and fastened on him too.

Where it comes from

From Middle English geynecowpen, equivalent to gain- + cope (“to strive, contend, oppose, encounter”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gaincope (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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