"foreshoulder" meaning in All languages combined

See foreshoulder on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: foreshoulders [plural]
Etymology: fore- + shoulder Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|shoulder}} fore- + shoulder Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreshoulder (plural foreshoulders)
  1. The front part of the shoulder.

Inflected forms

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