"forefoot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forefeet [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forefot}} Middle English forefot, {{m|enm|forfote}} forfote, {{prefix|en|fore|foot}} fore- + foot Head templates: {{en-noun|forefeet}} forefoot (plural forefeet)
  1. Either of the front feet of a quadruped. Translations (either of the front feet of a quadruped): Vorderfuß [masculine] (German), etujalka (Kven), antepēs [masculine] (Latin), forfot (Norwegian), framfot [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forefoot-en-noun-6qAALAbv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 2 28 2 30 Disambiguation of 'either of the front feet of a quadruped': 92 4 4
  2. The front part of a person's foot.
    Sense id: en-forefoot-en-noun-YA-BHRSi
  3. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
    Sense id: en-forefoot-en-noun-mC7gmAZp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 17 9 40 16 19 Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding

Verb

Forms: forefoots [present, singular, third-person], forefooting [participle, present], forefooted [participle, past], forefooted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forefot}} Middle English forefot, {{m|enm|forfote}} forfote, {{prefix|en|fore|foot}} fore- + foot Head templates: {{en-verb}} forefoot (third-person singular simple present forefoots, present participle forefooting, simple past and past participle forefooted)
  1. (rare, obsolete) To repair the front area of (a shoe etc). Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-forefoot-en-verb-a7Dr4pRk
  2. (transitive) To catch (a horse) by binding its front legs together with rope. Tags: transitive Translations (to bind the forefeet of an animal): sitoa etujalat (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-forefoot-en-verb-VUHLTDYo Disambiguation of 'to bind the forefeet of an animal': 4 96

Inflected forms

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