forepart
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of forepart
First recorded in 1350–1400, forepart is from the Middle English word forpart. See fore-, part
Example Sentences
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“I’ve spent the forepart of this afternoon looking for the divorce agreement,” he tells Hardwick, “and fail to find it though once there seemed to be three or four, various versions, in drawers.”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2019
"The ship was way down by the head. All the forepart was one vast sheet of flames, and it was raining drops of burning oil."
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2014
Who could be more Elated than we were, had not we been Plunged straight away into deep sorrow, for The new land gave rise to a storm that struck Our ship’s forepart.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2013
After a few minutes of staring at each other, the frog was struck at, seized and gradually swallowed by the snake, forming a slowly moving lump in the forepart of the snake.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are eight incisors or cutting-teeth in the forepart of the lower jaw, and six molars in each jaw above and below, and on either side.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
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