Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of the front legs of a quadruped.
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- noun Either of the two legs towards the front of a
four-legged animal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the forelimb of a quadruped
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Examples
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The foreleg, which is attached to the thigh by a very flexible articulation, is also a double-edged saw, but the teeth are smaller, more numerous, and closer than those of the thigh.
Social Life in the Insect World Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Some examples even exceed these in the freedom of their outline, and the vigorous action which they depict, as, for instance, the man seizing a wild bull by the horn and foreleg, which is figured.
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Took 3 of us to load, as he hit the scales at 290 lbs and I shot him with a black Power gun at l70 yds just behind the right foreleg.
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One hyena is biting your tail while another is biting your foreleg.
Axelrod slams Romney 2009
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Took 3 of us to load, as he hit the scales at 290 lbs and I shot him with a black Power gun at l70 yds just behind the right foreleg.
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The dragon raised its foreleg, offering a place to stand, and lowered the man to the deck.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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She uttered solicitous cries, and, as Michael strove to rise on his ruined foreleg, scolded him with sharp gentleness and with her arms tried to hold him away from the battle.
CHAPTER XXIX 2010
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Sometimes mules an infertile cross between a horse and a donkey are born with additional toes on each foreleg, complete with hoofs.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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There was a coyote with a foreleg fracture, and a mallard with an injured foot.
The Rally Squirrel Runs to Safety Jason Gay 2011
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The copper dragon offered its foreleg as a step, and the Dragon Lord climbed into the saddle.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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