/fawr"foot', fohr"-/ , n. , pl. forefeet .
1. Zool. one of the front feet of a quadruped, an insect, etc.
2. Naut.
a. the point at which the stem of a hull joins the keel; the forward end of a keel.
b. a curved member at this point in a wooden hull.
[ 1325-75; ME forfot, forefote. See FORE-, FOOT ]