fore-endn.
/ˈfɔːrɛnd/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌɛnd/ 1.
a. Of place: The fore part, front. Now chiefly Nautical.
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the world > space > relative position > front > [noun]
foremostc1275
headc1275
foreparty1398
forepartc1400
foresidec1400
devant1411
fronture1417
fore-endc1425
frontierc1430
forefront1488
forehead1525
frontc1540
vaunt1589
proscenium1648
frontside1697
van1726
fore-piece1788
façade1839
fore1888
c1425 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 39 Seynt Barthilmewe..with his holy hande drewe forth the shippe by the for ende.
1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) vii. 29 He dyde cut of the hed, & henged hit atte forende of his sadel.
a1626 F. Bacon New Atlantis in Wks. (1778) I. 352 In the fore-end of it which was towards him, grew a..branch of palm.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xiv. 209 Mr. Chucks then sat down upon the fore-end of the booms.
1878 W. C. Russell Wreck of Grosvenor xxi I crawled to the fore-end of the poop.
b. The fore part of the stock of a gun, which supports the barrel. Also attributive.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > stock or shaft > parts of
shaft1626
side plate1680
pistol hand1702
club1720
heel plate1753
break-off1804
shoulder-butt1810
pistol-butt1814
rifle butt1826
pistol grip1841
nose cap1844
trap1844
trap-plate1844
receiver1851
bump1852
furniture1852
bend1859
comb1867
fore-end1881
furniture-pin1881
grip1881
1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 250 The finisher..has to file up and shape the stock and fore-end.
1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 256 All that is required being a sufficient grip to keep the fore-end to the barrels.
1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 487 Grasp the gun..close to the fore-end tip.
c. = fore-hock n. at fore- prefix 2c(a).
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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > pork > [noun] > cuts or parts
pig's footc1475
hog's foot1561
hog's cheek1573
bald-rib1598
spring1598
list1623
griskin1699
chine1712
pork griskin1725
rearing1736
pork chop?1752
hand1794
faggot1815
hog round1819
sweet-bone1826
butt1845
pig trotter1851
pork belly1863
Hodge1879
fore-end1906
fore-hock1923
1906 Mrs. Beeton's Bk. Househ. Managem. (rev. ed.) xx. 628 Fore end..Weight about 17 lb.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 343/1 For boiling, choose a piece of fore-end or gammon.
1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 16 Feb. (Suppl.) 11/2 Good length, well-shaped hams..fine fore-end and head.
d. plural. The forward space in a submarine, used for the storage of torpedoes and as living-quarters for members of the crew; also, the submarine ratings quartered there. colloquial.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > [noun] > specific mess
steerage mess1891
fore-ends1940
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > other specific rooms on naval vessel > in submarine
gun-well1915
fore-ends1940
1940 G. Hackforth-Jones Submarine Flotilla i. 24 A torpedo..had slipped through its carrying-band and plunged into the ‘fore-ends’.
1942 G. Hackforth-Jones One-One-One i. 7 Petty Officer John Rodgers, the Torpedo Gunner's Mate, was browsing over his torpedo tubes in the ‘Fore-ends’ of the Plunger.
1942 G. Hackforth-Jones One-One-One i. 7 Those [torpedoes] ready for firing lying concealed in the tubes..were the pride of the ‘Fore-ends’ crew.
1958 J. D. Drummond H.M. U-Boat vii. 105 Naval Intelligence..indicated that the ‘Salmon and Gluckstein’—as the fore-ends lightly nicknamed the enemy heavy units—were ready to make a dash for it.
1958 J. D. Drummond H.M. U-Boat viii. 118 The long-suffering Scots in the fore-ends.
2. Of time: The beginning, early part. Now dialect; chiefly = spring n.1 16.
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] > the first part or beginning
beginning1297
primec1300
firstc1330
primity1546
prime tide1549
springtime1579
morning1595
vaward1599
noviceship1610
fore-enda1616
vernalitya1639
a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iii. iii. 73 Where I haue..payed More pious debts to Heauen, then in all The fore-end of my time. View more context for this quotation
1771 W. Wales in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 123 In the fore end of December, I went to one of the hunters tents.
1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. xii. 297 I will be back about the fore-end o' har'st.
1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 62 ‘The fore end of the year’, spring.
1890 ‘W. A. Wallace’ Only a Sister xiv ‘Yow've read about her i' the papers maybe last fore-end?’
Compounds
fore-end loader n. Agriculture a loader attached to the front of a tractor or other vehicle; a fore-loader n.
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the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > tractor > tractor attachments
spud1917
spade lug1921
fore-loader1954
fore-end loader1958
safety cab1965
1958 Times 15 Dec. 2/5 The indiscriminate use of fore-end loaders can add materially to the dirt tare.
1964 J. C. Turner Farm Machinery ix. 82 When using a fore-end loader the following..should be remembered... The load should not be lifted higher than necessary.
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