"foregear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foregears [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + gear. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|gear}} fore- + gear Head templates: {{en-noun}} foregear (plural foregears)
  1. Armour for the front of the body.
    Sense id: en-foregear-en-noun-lp751vAW
  2. A harness for the front horses of a team.
    Sense id: en-foregear-en-noun-b8h2YQWq
  3. Any gear located in a front or forward position.
    Sense id: en-foregear-en-noun-WLhRX378 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 33 26 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fore-gear, fore gear

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for foregear meaning in English (1.2kB)

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