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FORESHOT
Fore"shot`, n.
Definition: In distillation of low wines, the first portion of spirit that comes over, being a fluid abounding in fusel oil. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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