Definition of "fore-end" [fore-end]

• The early or fore part of anything. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Tape Up The Fore-End: Stick strips of tape to the sides of the fore-end where they contact the barrel, around the rear tang, and anywhere that bedding compound could squeeze out and contact the outside of the stock."
• "Get a Grip: Rest the front part of the fore-end and the barrel on the sandbags."
• "He once had to put an ebony fore-end tip on a .280 and was almost suicidal about it."