"foreway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreways [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + way. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|way}} fore- + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreway (plural foreways)
  1. (dialectal, Northern England) A highroad. Tags: Northern-England, dialectal
    Sense id: en-foreway-en-noun-~qi~GXad Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 32 6
  2. (UK dialectal) An advantage; foredeal. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-foreway-en-noun-ptO0YBaL Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 13 61 26
  3. (of a vehicle) The part of a cart or vehicle intended to ensure that the end-thrust is taken against the shoulder collar rather than the linch-pin.
    Sense id: en-foreway-en-noun-nLrkNd4F

Inflected forms

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