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forefeet

forefeet is the plural of forefoot.

Meaning of forefoot

Noun

forefoot (plural forefeet)

  1. Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
  2. The front part of a person's foot.
    • I was not even sure I could change it at all, but I was convinced that I had to change my foot plant and land higher on my forefoot, rather than my heel.2014, Allan Lawrence, Olympus and Beyond, page 100
  3. A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
    • I could see the waves boiling white under her forefoot.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC

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Origin of forefeet

From Middle English forefet, forfete, equivalent to fore- + feet.

Questions about forefeet

What is forefeet the plural of?
Forefeet is the plural of forefoot.

Words near forefeet in the dictionary

  1. forefeel
  2. forefeeling
  3. forefeelingly
  4. forefeelings
  5. forefeels
  6. forefeet
  7. forefelt
  8. forefemora
  9. forefemur
  10. forefemurs
  11. forefence

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