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foreleg

fore·leg
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-leg, fohr-]
    • /ˈfɔrˌlɛg, ˈfoʊr-/
    • /ˈfɔː.leɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-leg, fohr-]
    • /ˈfɔrˌlɛg, ˈfoʊr-/

Definitions of foreleg word

  • noun foreleg one of the front legs of a quadruped, an insect, etc. 1
  • noun foreleg Either of the front legs of a four-footed animal. 1
  • noun foreleg animal's front limb 1
  • countable noun foreleg A four-legged animal's forelegs are its two front legs. 0
  • noun foreleg either of the front legs of a horse, sheep, or other quadruped 0
  • noun foreleg either of the front legs of an animal with four or more legs 0

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Origin of foreleg

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, foreleg is from the late Middle English word forlegge. See fore-, leg

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Parts of speech for Foreleg

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

foreleg popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

foreleg usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for foreleg

noun foreleg

  • shin — the 13th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • forelimb — a front limb of an animal.
  • limb — Astronomy. the edge of the disk of the sun, a moon, or a planet.
  • leg — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
  • appendage — An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.

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