FOREFOOT

forefoot

(noun) a front foot of a quadruped

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

forefoot (plural forefeet)

Either of the front feet of a quadruped.

(shipbuilding) A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.

Verb

forefoot (third-person singular simple present forefoots, present participle forefooting, simple past and past participle forefooted)

(rare, obsolete) To repair the front area of (a shoe etc).

(transitive) To catch (a horse) by binding its front legs together with rope.

Source: Wiktionary


Fore"foot`, n.

1. One of the anterior feet of a quardruped or multiped; -- usually written fore foot.

2. (Shipbuilding)

Definition: A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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