Definition of Foreshanks

1. Noun. (plural of foreshank) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foreshanks

1. foreshank [n] - See also: foreshank

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foreshanks

foreseize
foreseized
foreseizing
foresend
foreset
foresetting
foreshadow
foreshadowed
foreshadower
foreshadowers
foreshadowing
foreshadowings
foreshadows
foreshame
foreshank
foreshanks (current term)
foreshape
foresheet
foresheets
foreshew
foreshewed
foreshewing
foreshewn
foreshews
foreship
foreships
foreshock
foreshocks
foreshore
foreshores

Literary usage of Foreshanks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"They are distinguished from the true saw-flies by the fact that the foreshanks have only one spur at the tip instead of two. ..."

2. Food Facts for Older Adults: Information on How to Use the Dietary Guidelines by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... loin roasts and chops, and foreshanks * chicken and turkey, especially light meat * most fish; choose tuna canned in water when available * shellfish ..."

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