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foretooth

foretooth noun: a front tooth.

Noun

foretooth (plural foreteeth)

  1. A front tooth.

Forms of foretooth

pluralforeteeth

Origin of foretooth

From Middle English *fortoth (attested in plural fortethe, foreteþ), from Old English foretōþ (“front tooth”), equivalent to fore- + tooth. Compare Dutch voorste tand (“front tooth”), German Vorderzahn (“front tooth”).

Questions about foretooth

What does foretooth mean?
Foretooth means a front tooth.
What part of speech is foretooth?
Foretooth is a noun.
What is the plural of foretooth?
The plural of foretooth is foreteeth.

Words near foretooth in the dictionary

  1. foretokening
  2. foretokenings
  3. foretokens
  4. foretold
  5. foretoldest
  6. foretooth
  7. foretop
  8. foretopgallant
  9. foretopman
  10. foretopmast
  11. foretopmasts

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