foreleg
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foreleg
First recorded in 1375–1425, foreleg is from the late Middle English word forlegge. See fore-, leg
Example Sentences
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Foreleg, fōr′leg, n. one of the front legs of a quadruped, chair, &c.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Anatomy.—The anatomy of the metacarpophalangeal articulation is briefly reviewed on page 58 under the heading of "Anatomo-Physiological Review of Parts of the Foreleg."
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Foreleg of a horse from below the knee to the hoof.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
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