foretooth
Americannoun
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foreteeth
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of foretooth
before 1000; Middle English, Old English for teth (plural). See fore-, tooth
Example Sentences
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His chisel-like foreteeth bit steadily and he felt the dry strands rip.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
It biteth also very venomously, and leaveth foure small perforations made by her foure foreteeth.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
The Duke of Southampton, who was a most lovely youth, had two foreteeth that grew out, very unhandsome.
From The Natural History of Wiltshire by John Aubrey
It is effected by the four upper and lower foreteeth.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
His foreteeth were very long and sharp, and came without his mouth, which was deep like that of a horse.
From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous
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