forehood

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noun

One of the most forward of the outside and inside planks

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Meanings

nounforehood (plural forehoods)

plural forehoods

  1. ship-buildingnauticalOne of the most forward of the outside and inside planks

    Where the curvature is sharp they should be scribed very close together. The batten is next taken off the ship and laid on the timber from which the forehood is to be cut.

    1919, William Henry Curtis, The Elements of Wood Ship Construction

Origin

From fore- + hood.

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APA

forehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forehood

MLA

“forehood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forehood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forehood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forehood.

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