"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, {{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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Kven translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 2 28 2 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 1 27 3 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 1 26 3 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 3 23 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Kven translations: 27 25 18 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 34 2 22 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 34 3 23 6 34 Disambiguation of 'either of the front feet of a quadruped': 90 4 6
  2. The front part of a person's foot.
    Sense id: en-forefoot-en-noun-YA-BHRSi Categories (other): Terms with Kven translations Disambiguation of Terms with Kven translations: 27 25 18 5 26
  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-, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Kven translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 17 9 40 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 3 23 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Kven translations: 27 25 18 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 34 2 22 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 34 3 23 6 34 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, {{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 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Kven translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 2 19 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 3 23 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 3 21 6 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Kven translations: 27 25 18 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 34 2 22 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 34 3 23 6 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 2 21 6 40 Disambiguation of 'to bind the forefeet of an animal': 3 97

Inflected forms

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