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forequarter
[ fawr-kwawr-ter, -kwaw-, fohr- ]
noun
- the forward end of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb.
forequarter
/ ˈɔːˌɔːə /
noun
- the front portion, including the leg, of half of a carcass, as of beef or lamb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of forequarter1
Example Sentences
Lions, on the other hand, are built with enormously powerful forequarters, and a very, very stiff back,” he continued.
As Dawson sawed away at the forequarter to reveal a glimpse of a beautifully marbled rib-eye, it was clear that this work is also an upper body workout.
Paintings from more than 18,000 years ago show creatures with long horns and hefty forequarters, like the American bison, which is descended from the Steppe bison.
“Yours truly trusts that a modicum of caution will he exercised in the prance, to prevent delivery of uncomfortable blows to the posterior of the forequarters?”
Without a forequarter amputation—a complicated procedure in which the entire shoulder is removed, usually as a last resort to halt the spread of cancer—the boy would die.
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