FOREFOOT


Meaning of FOREFOOT in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .