either of the front legs of an animal with four or more legs
foreleg
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foreleg
noun
Either of the front legs of a quadruped.
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foreleg - Medical Definition
n.
Either of the front legs of a quadruped.
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Sentence Examples
- "He's begun to go a little lame on the left foreleg," he added.
- In the off foreleg above the knee.
- Part of foreleg extending from elbow to pastern.