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View synonyms for foreleg
foreleg
[ fawr-leg, fohr- ]
noun
- one of the front legs of a quadruped, an insect, etc.
foreleg
/ ˈfɔːˌlɛɡ /
noun
- either of the front legs of a horse, sheep, or other quadruped
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A crimson orifice was seen just back of the foreleg, which showed where the tiny messenger of death had entered.
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Recalling the words of Hank Hazletine, Fred aimed at a point just back of the foreleg, as it reached forward.
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On the plain two mounted Tibetans were pursuing a wild ass, which was wounded in the near foreleg and had four dogs at his heels.
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Bill started a bunch of five deer and succeeded in getting a shot and breaking a foreleg of a large doe.
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Her tail was a sort of stump, in size and in look very much like a spare foreleg, stuck in anywhere to be near.
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