forelegn.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːlɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrˌlɛɡ/

Etymology: < fore- prefix + leg n.

One of the front legs of a quadruped; also, rarely one of the anterior limbs of a biped.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > limb > fore limb or leg

armOE

foreleg1483

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > limb > fore limb or leg > of a biped

foreleg1658

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 1079 A grete wulfe syttyng and embracyng the heed betwene his forleggys.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xxxvii. iii His forelegges latyn, and of fethers full.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) i. xxviii. 133 When a Horses neere fore-legge and his neere hinder-legge..are so fastened together.

1658 F. Osborne Advice to Son (1673) 83 A Carver at Court..being laughed at by him [sc. King James] for saying the wing of a Rabbit, maintained it as congruous as the fore-leg of a Capon, a Phrase used in Scotland.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. ii. 99 The Beast now unluckily making a false Step, fell upon his Fore-Legs .

1862 T. H. Huxley On Knowl. Causes Phenomena Org. Nature 23 The foreleg of the Horse.

1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 13 Though he got his fore legs well on the bank he was short with his hind ones.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foreleg
释义	forelegn. Brit. /ˈfɔːlɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌlɛɡ/ Etymology: < fore- prefix + leg n. One of the front legs of a quadruped; also, rarely one of the anterior limbs of a biped. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > limb > fore limb or leg armOE foreleg1483 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > limb > fore limb or leg > of a biped foreleg1658 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 1079 A grete wulfe syttyng and embracyng the heed betwene his forleggys. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xxxvii. iii His forelegges latyn, and of fethers full. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) i. xxviii. 133 When a Horses neere fore-legge and his neere hinder-legge..are so fastened together. 1658 F. Osborne Advice to Son (1673) 83 A Carver at Court..being laughed at by him [sc. King James] for saying the wing of a Rabbit, maintained it as congruous as the fore-leg of a Capon, a Phrase used in Scotland. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. xi. ii. 99 The Beast now unluckily making a false Step, fell upon his Fore-Legs . View more context for this quotation 1862 T. H. Huxley On Knowl. Causes Phenomena Org. Nature 23 The foreleg of the Horse. 1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 13 Though he got his fore legs well on the bank he was short with his hind ones. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1483
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