headforemost

American  

[hed-fawr-mohst, -muhst, -fohr-] / ˈhɛdˈfɔrˌmoʊst, -məst, -ˈfoʊr- /

adverb

1. headfirst.

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Etymology

Origin of headforemost

First recorded in 1615–25; head + foremost

Example Sentences

I forget even Miss ——, and dive headforemost into the billows.

From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Kidwell, Claudia B.

Leyland, as generally happens, wriggled headforemost into what might be termed the pocket of the net, and it cost me some trouble to extricate him.

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold

Three times, three times I went headforemost into the darkness.

From Norston's Rest by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

Here Wojtek's wisdom suddenly became aware of a pitfall into which it might be easier to tumble headforemost than to come out again.

From Tales by Polish Authors by Various

The ponies almost instantly veered to the left; the light vehicle tipped slightly to the right, and with that Inez went toppling headforemost over the low, leathern mud guard, and Priscilla was alone.

From A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade by King, Charles