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forequarter

[fawr-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-, fohr-]
noun
  1. the forward end of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb.
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Origin of forequarter

First recorded in 1490–1500; fore- + quarter
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Examples from the Web for forequarters

Historical Examples

  • The hindquarters, though strong, should be lighter in proportion to the forequarters.

    A Manual of Toy Dogs

    Mrs. Leslie Williams

  • The Sickle is only part of the Lion—the head and the forequarters.

  • The third and fourth, the forequarters; the fifth of the winners, the hide and tallow.

  • The forequarters of beef contain the chuck, the shoulder, clod, neck and shank.

  • A wounded hippopotamus stirs up the water so that a small canoe may capsize in the swell from his forequarters.

    From Pole to Pole

    Sven Anders Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for forequarters

forequarters

pl n
  1. the part of the body of a horse or similar quadruped that consists of the forelegs, shoulders, and adjoining parts
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forequarter

noun
  1. the front portion, including the leg, of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb
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