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foreleg

[fawr-leg, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌlɛg, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
calf
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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Anatomy.—The anatomy of the metacarpophalangeal articulation is briefly reviewed on page 58 under the heading of "Anatomo-Physiological Review of Parts of the Foreleg."

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Foreleg, fōr′leg, n. one of the front legs of a quadruped, chair, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Foreleg of a horse from below the knee to the hoof.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.




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