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fore

/foɹ/ adjective C2
  1. Forward; situated towards the front (of something).

Superlative foremost

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One arm was hanging out of the bed; from shoulder to elbow it was moulded after the arms of Germain Pillon’s “Graces,” but the fore-arm seemed to be slightly distorted by convulsion, and the hand, so delicately formed, was resting with stiff outstretched fingers on the framework of the bed.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1005 · C1
Diana repeated the “oath” with a laugh fore and aft.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 84 · C1
He came here with his victim in a four-wheeled cab, which was drawn by a horse with three old shoes and one new one on his off fore leg.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 35 · B2
“Whoof!” Baloo’s big paw scooped Mowgli off Bagheera’s back, and as the boy lay between the big fore-paws he could see the Bear was angry.
The Jungle Book, p. 33 · B2

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