forebreastn.

Etymology: Old English forbréost (rendering Latin praecordia), < for- prefix², fore- prefix + bréost, breast n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈforebreast.

1. Scottish. The fore part of anything.

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1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 1189 At the for-breist thai prewit hardely.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Fore-breast o' the Laft, the front-seat of the gallery in a church.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb i. 14 And then, mounting the ‘forebreist’ [of a cart] himself, started again.

attributive.1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xi. xv. 19 The forbreist lappis.

2. Mining. (See quot.) = forefield n.

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1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. I^v Forebrest, Forfield, or Forehead. Those are all the same, but the most Antient Name amongst the Old Miners is Forfield; and it is always that Quantity of Wholes which he takes in his compass before him, as he cuts his way be it more or less.

1880 C. C. Adley in Rep. Pioneer Mining Co. 2 Oct. 1 The rock in the forebreast of the level has become very hard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	forebreast
释义	forebreastn. Etymology: Old English forbréost (rendering Latin praecordia), < for- prefix², fore- prefix + bréost, breast n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈforebreast. 1. Scottish. The fore part of anything. ΚΠ 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 1189 At the for-breist thai prewit hardely. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Fore-breast o' the Laft, the front-seat of the gallery in a church. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb i. 14 And then, mounting the ‘forebreist’ [of a cart] himself, started again. attributive.1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xi. xv. 19 The forbreist lappis. 2. Mining. (See quot.) = forefield n. ΚΠ 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. I^v Forebrest, Forfield, or Forehead. Those are all the same, but the most Antient Name amongst the Old Miners is Forfield; and it is always that Quantity of Wholes which he takes in his compass before him, as he cuts his way be it more or less. 1880 C. C. Adley in Rep. Pioneer Mining Co. 2 Oct. 1 The rock in the forebreast of the level has become very hard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1488
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