forefoot

Meaning

Noun

1. Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
2. The front part of a person's foot.
3. A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.

Verb

1. (obsolete, rare) To repair the front area of (a shoe etc).
2. (transitive) To catch (a horse) by binding its front legs together with rope.

Synonyms

forefeet

foreleg

cutwater

flashing

forelimb

throating

Translations

Vorderfuß

Vorderbeine

Vorderpfoten

Vorderhufen

εμπρόσθινος πούς ζώου

μπροστινό πόδι ζώου

avant-pied

zampa anteriore

empeine

mano

✋

الرجل الأمامية

ön ayak

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: forefot

In summary

From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot.