forequarters
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Lions, on the other hand, are built with enormously powerful forequarters, and a very, very stiff back,” he continued.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022
There were Iron Age feasts in the Vale of Glamorgan that focused on eating the right forequarters of pigs.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2015
“Would it be enough if you were to wave your tail in the air, instead of prancing? There is a certain discomfort for the forequarters during the prance.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
War Admiral burst out with such power that his hindquarters overran his forequarters.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The flashlight being trained as it was, the monster's head and forequarters were invisible, all save two very much smaller and shorter front legs which, like the hinder ones, clawed spasmodically.
From Astounding Stories, February, 1931 by Bates, Harry
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