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forequarter

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fore⋅quar⋅ter

  [fawr-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-, fohr-]
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–noun
the forward end of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb.
Origin:
1490–1500; fore- + quarter
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fore·quar·ter   (fôr'kwôr'tər, fōr'-)   
n.  

  1. The front section of a side of meat.

  2. The foreleg, shoulder, and adjacent lateral parts of an animal, especially a horse.

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