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foretop

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fore⋅top

  [fawr-top, fohr-; for 1 also Naut. fawr-tuhp, fohr-]
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–noun
1. a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship.
2. the forelock of an animal, esp. a horse.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME fortop. See fore-, top 1
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fore·top   (fôr'tŏp', fōr'-)   
n.  

  1. also (-təp) Nautical A platform at the top of a ship's foremast.

  2. A forelock, especially of a horse.

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