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fore⋅foot

  [fawr-foot, fohr-]
–noun, plural -feet.
1. Zoology. one of the front feet of a quadruped, an insect, etc.
2. Nautical.
a. the point at which the stem of a hull joins the keel; the forward end of a keel.
b. a curved member at this point in a wooden hull.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME forfot, forefote. See fore-, foot
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fore·foot   (fôr'fŏŏt', fōr'-)   
n.  

  1. Either of the front feet of a quadruped.

  2. Nautical The part of a ship at which the prow joins the keel.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fore·foot
Pronunciation: -"fut
Function: noun
1 : one of the anterior feet especially of a quadruped
2 : thefront part of the human foot
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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