Definition of "forelegs" []

• Plural form of foreleg. (noun)

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• "Then, when all the people were out, Monday looked up at Walter, gave his hand a little lick as if to say, 'I know it isn't your fault he didn't come – excuse me for feeling disappointed,' and then he trotted back to his shed, with that funny little sidelong waggle of his that always makes it seem that his hind-legs are travelling directly away from the point at which his forelegs are aiming."
• "(Lemur volans), which by means of a membrane extending from what may be termed the forelegs to those behind, are enabled to take short flights, are also not uncommon."
• "Conan saw that the 'forelegs' were a pair of grappling devices, held up by cables over the water in front of the bow."