forepart

[ fawr-pahrt, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌpɑrt, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

the first, front, or early part.

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Origin of forepart

First recorded in 1350–1400, forepart is from the Middle English word forpart. See fore-, part

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At night, when the hammocks were piped down, the three went to theirs in the forepart of the ship.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral|W.H.G. Kingston
From Yokohama to Montreal is a long day's journey, and the forepart is uninviting.
Letters of Travel (1892-1913)|Rudyard Kipling
He found that a hole or two had been made in the forepart of the deck, and a couple of yards of the bulwarks carried away.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang
A transverse line drawn from one auditory foramen to the other traverses, as usual, the forepart of the occipital foramen.
On Some Fossil Remains of Man|Thomas H. Huxley

Bitts, bits, n. a frame in the forepart of a ship round which the cables are passed when the vessel rides at anchor.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for forepart

forepart

/ (ˈfɔːˌpɑːt) /

noun

the first or front part in place, order, or time

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forepart

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forepart

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