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forequarter

forequarter noun: the foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.

Noun

forequarter (plural forequarters)

  1. The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.
  2. The front half of a side of meat.

Forms of forequarter

pluralforequarters

Origin of forequarter

From fore- + quarter.

Questions about forequarter

What does forequarter mean?
Forequarter means the foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.
What part of speech is forequarter?
Forequarter is a noun.
What is the plural of forequarter?
The plural of forequarter is forequarters.

Words near forequarter in the dictionary

  1. foreproviding
  2. forepublished
  3. forepurchased
  4. forepurpose
  5. forepurposes
  6. forequarter
  7. forequarters
  8. forequoted
  9. Forer effect
  10. Forer effects
  11. foreran

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