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forehoods

forehoods is the plural of forehood.

Meaning of forehood

Noun

forehood (plural forehoods)

  1. (ship-building) One of the most forward of the outside and inside planks
    • Where the curvature is sharp they should be scribed very close together. The batten is next taken off the ship and laid on the timber from which the forehood is to be cut.1919, William Henry Curtis, The Elements of Wood Ship Construction

Questions about forehoods

What is forehoods the plural of?
Forehoods is the plural of forehood.

Words near forehoods in the dictionary

  1. foreholden
  2. foreholding
  3. foreholdings
  4. foreholds
  5. forehood
  6. forehoods
  7. forehoof
  8. forehoofs
  9. forehook
  10. forehooks
  11. forehooves

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