# forefoot

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #85,258

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forefoot