forefoot

[ fawr-foot, fohr- ]

noun,plural fore·feet.
  1. Zoology. one of the front feet of a quadruped, an insect, etc.

  2. Nautical.

    • the point at which the stem of a hull joins the keel; the forward end of a keel.

    • a curved member at this point in a wooden hull.

Origin of forefoot

1
First recorded in 1325–75, forefoot is from the Middle English word forfot, forefote. See fore-, foot

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How to use forefoot in a sentence

  • The effect of the alteration has been to lengthen the keel, and perhaps to round up the forefoot a little.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • "Lift Pete's forefoot—the off one, Joe," she commanded, stepping down into the asphalt court.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • Twenty minutes later he slid the gray canoe's forefoot up on a patch of sand before his house.

    The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • His galloping pony put a forefoot into a gopher hole, going down in a heap.

    The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee Patchin
  • He could not even make out the phosphorescent water that curled out from the Maggie's forefoot.

    Captain Scraggs | Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for forefoot

forefoot

/ (ˈfɔːˌfʊt) /


nounplural -feet
  1. either of the front feet of a quadruped

  2. nautical the forward end of the keel

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