forefoot

[ fawr-foo t, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌfʊt, ˈfoʊr- /

Zoology. one of the front feet of a quadruped, an insect, etc.

Nautical.

the point at which the stem of a hull joins the keel; the forward end of a keel.
a curved member at this point in a wooden hull.

Origin of forefoot

First recorded in 1325–75, forefoot is from the Middle English word forfot, forefote. See fore-, foot

The third paused, lifting a forefoot doubtfully as he glanced from one to the other of his unlucky companions.

With the Black Prince |William Osborn Stoddard
Wherefore, merely giving the forefoot an agonising bite as he went, he continued his diving rush.

Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories |Albert Payson Terhune
There was no mistaking it—that round shoe on the off forefoot.

Among the Pines |James R. Gilmore
Opening my eyes, there stood a horse almost over me, quietly cropping the grass, with one forefoot planted on one of mine.

The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson |Edward A. Moore

The idea is to have her strike bottom on her whole keel-length, and not on the forefoot.

On Yachts and Yacht Handling |Thomas Fleming Day

forefoot

/ (ˈfɔːˌfʊt) /

either of the front feet of a quadruped

nautical the forward end of the keel