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foresheet

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fore⋅sheet

  [fawr-sheet, fohr-]
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–noun Nautical.
1. the sheet of a headsail.
2. foresheets, (used with a plural verb) the space, in an open boat, in front of the foremost rower's seat.
Also called headsheet.

Origin:
1660–70; fore- + sheet
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fore·sheet   (fôr'shēt', fōr'-)   
n.   Nautical

  1. A rope used in trimming a foresail.

  2. foresheets The space near the bow of an open boat.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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