forequarters

/ˈfɔːrˌkwɔːrtərz/

Definition

Definition of forequarters - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

medical

Rare

the front legs and shoulders of an animal

Rare

The horse's forequarters were strong and muscular.

shoulders

butchery

TECH.

front section of a carcass in butchery

TECH.

The butcher prepared the forequarters for sale.

forepart

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Origin of forequarters

Old English, fore (front) + quarters (parts)

Examples of forequarters in a sentence

The artist sketched the animal's forequarters in detail.
He expertly carved the forequarters for the feast.
The chef inspected the forequarters before cooking.

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French:avant-trains, quartiers avant, ...
German:Vorderpartie, Vorderteile, ...
Italian:spalle anteriori, anteriori, ...
Spanish:cuartos delanteros, delanteros, ...
Portuguese:patas dianteiras, partes dianteiras, ...
Chinese:前躯, 前胴, ...
Japanese:前部, 前脚, ...
Arabic:الأطراف الأمامية, رُبْع أَمَامِي, ...
Hebrew:כְּתֵפַיִם קִדְמִיּוֹת, חֲלָקִים קִדְמִיִּים, ...
Russian:передние конечности, передние четверти, ...
Ukrainian:передні кінцівки, передня частина туші, ...
Hindi:अगले पैर और कंधे, अगला हिस्सा, ...
Bengali:সামনের অংশ, সামনের কোয়ার্টার, ...
Catalan:espaldes, quarts davanteres, ...
Czech:předek, přední čtvrt, ...
Danish:forpart, forfjerdinger, ...
Dutch:voorkwartieren, voorbout, ...
Greek:μπροστινά μέρη, μπροστινά τεταρτημόρια, ...
Hungarian:mellső rész, első negyed, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកខាងមុខនៃខ្លួនសត្វ, ផ្នែកខាងមុខនៃគ្រោងសត្វសម្រាប់កាប់សាច់, ...
Korean:앞다리, 전방부위, ...
Persian:پیش‌نیم‌تنه, پیش‌دست, ...
Polish:przednie kończyny, przednia ćwiartka, ...
Portuguese (BR):patas dianteiras, dianteiras, ...
Romanian:părțile anterioare, carne din față, ...
Swedish:framdel, framdelar, ...
Thai:ขาหน้าและไหล่, ส่วนหน้าของซากสัตว์, ...
Turkish:ön çeyrekler, ön çeyrek, ...
Vietnamese:chân trước và vai, phần thịt trước, ...

forequarter

ˈfɔːrˌkwɔːrtər

Definition of forequarter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

butchery

TECH.

the front half of a side of meat

TECH.

The chef ordered a forequarter of beef for the restaurant.

forepart

animal body

TECH.

the foreleg, shoulder, and surrounding area of a quadruped

TECH.

The veterinarian examined the horse's forequarter for injuries.

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the front half of a side of meat

Origin of forequarter

Middle English, fore (front) + quarter (fourth part)

Examples of forequarter in a sentence

She learned to cook a forequarter during culinary school.
The chef prepared a dish using the lamb's forequarter.
Hunters often target the forequarter for its tender meat.

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French:avant-train, partie antérieure, ...
German:Vorderteil, Vorderhand, ...
Italian:quarto anteriore, avantreno, ...
Spanish:delantero, ...
Portuguese:quarto dianteiro, membro anterior, ...
Chinese:前肩肉, 前躯, ...
Japanese:前部四分体, 前脚部, ...
Arabic:رُبْعٌ أَمَامِيّ, مُقَدِّمَة الحَيَوَان, ...
Hebrew:חֵלֶק קִדְמִי, הָרֶבַע הַקָּדְמִי, ...
Russian:передняя четверть, передняя часть, ...
Ukrainian:передня чверть, передня частина тулуба, ...
Hindi:अगला हिस्सा, अग्रभाग, ...
Bengali:সামনের অংশ, সামনের পা, ...
Catalan:quart davanter, part davantera, ...
Czech:přední čtvrt, přední část těla čtyřnohého zvířete, ...
Danish:forfjerding, forparti, ...
Dutch:voorbout, voorhand, ...
Greek:μπροστινό τεταρτημόριο, ...
Hungarian:eleje, mellső rész, ...
Khmer:សាច់ពាក់កណ្តាលខាងមុខ, ផ្នែកខាងមុខនៃដងខ្លួនសត្វជើងបួន, ...
Korean:앞다리, 앞다리 부분, ...
Persian:ربع جلو, پیش‌ربع, ...
Polish:przednia ćwiartka, przednia część, ...
Portuguese (BR):quarto dianteiro, ...
Romanian:sfert din față, antebraț, ...
Swedish:framkvart, framben, ...
Thai:เนื้อครึ่งหน้า, ส่วนหน้า, ...
Turkish:ön çeyrek, ön bacak, ...
Vietnamese:nửa trước, chân trước, ...

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Definition of forequarters - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

Origin of forequarters

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Definition of forequarter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of forequarter

Terms related to forequarter

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