foreleg
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌlɛg/
:
extremidad anterior
- I dug in the mud with my bare hands to free her left foreleg.
All those meals with the forelegs broken, pushed over into the shallow water.
- All those meals with the forelegs broken, pushed over into the shallow water.
Examples
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My horse seems to be favouring her left foreleg.
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His big mare threw up snow with her flexed forelegs as Cobb wheeled her before the fire.
Fiction book (1997) -
The wound on her left foreleg was still fresh.
Fiction book (1996) -
My horse is favoring his foreleg.
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A bruise on the foreleg.
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A diagram in our manual compares the foreleg of a dog to the arm of a human.
Fiction book (2000) -
Their attacks cause cattle to bunch together, lie down, or wade in water to protect their forelegs.
Academic text (2003) -
Babe extended one foreleg and pawed at the water before setting her hoof down firmly.
Fiction book (1997) -
Tom quietly talks to Pilgrim, runs his hand down Pilgrim's left foreleg, and lifts his hoof.
Fiction book (1998) -
My horse seems to be favoring her left foreleg after the race.
Synonyms
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3.9
A front part of an animal's body like a leg, wing, or flipper
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Foreleg is a simple compound of two parts: fore- meaning 'front' (as in forehead or 'before') and leg meaning a limb. So a foreleg is the front limb of a four-legged animal.