foreleg

[ fawr-leg, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌlɛg, ˈfoʊr- /

one of the front legs of a quadruped, an insect, etc.

Origin of foreleg

First recorded in 1375–1425, foreleg is from the late Middle English word forlegge. See fore-, leg

Two inch-long cuts on his chest and a deeper, longer one on his foreleg was the price Johnny paid, and that was all.

The Heritage of the Sioux |B.M. Bower
His left hand, missing the throat of the other beast, caught and broke its foreleg.

Queen of the Black Coast |Robert E. Howard
Do not mistake the "dead-eye" that nature put on my foreleg for a wart to be exterminated.

Around The Tea-Table |T. De Witt Talmage
He ties a cord to the foreleg of his horse and leaves it at the edge of the swamp, while he proceeds on foot.

Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 1 (of 2) |Sven Hedin

She raised her eyes with the tiniest frown of wonder, but he had bent down and was rubbing the foreleg of The Prince.

The Man from Jericho |Edwin Carlile Litsey

foreleg

/ (ˈfɔːˌlɛɡ) /

either of the front legs of a horse, sheep, or other quadruped