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forefoot

American  
[fawr-foot, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌfʊt, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

plural

forefeet

  1. Zoology. one of the front feet of a quadruped, an insect, etc.

  2. Nautical.

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

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

forefoot British  
/ ˈfɔːˌfʊt /

noun

  1. either of the front feet of a quadruped

  2. nautical the forward end of the keel

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Etymology

Origin of forefoot

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

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Forefoot, fōr′foot, n. one of the anterior feet of a quadruped.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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