forequarter

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noun

The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.

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Meanings

nounforequarter (plural forequarters)

plural forequarters

  1. The foreleg, shoulder and surrounding area of the body of a quadruped.
  2. The front half of a side of meat.

Origin

From fore- + quarter.

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Translations

Bulgarian плешка
  • плешка (pleška)area
Finnish etuneljännes
  • etuneljännesarea
Icelandic frampartur
  • framparturmeat
Irish ceathrú tosaigh
  • ceathrú tosaigharea
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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