Middle English fore-top, for-top, equivalent to fore- + top. foretop (plural foretops) (obsolete) The top of the head; the top of the forehead. (obsolete)...
From fore- + topmast. foretopmast (plural foretopmasts) (nautical) The mast above the foretop. foretopman the mast above the foretop...
Cognate with English hune, hound (“foretop”). (aspirated h) IPA(key): /yn/ hune f (plural hunes) (nautical) foretop “hune”, in Trésor de la langue française...
From poof + -ster. poofster (plural poofsters) Alternative form of poofter poofters, foretops...
From foretop + -man. foretopman (plural foretopmen) (nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop. 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 12, in...
[ˈhiu̯s̠ˌtø̞y̯çt̪ø̞] Rhymes: -øyhtø Syllabification(key): hius‧töyh‧tö hiustöyhtö foretop, erect tuft of hair cowlick “hiustöyhtö”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[1]...
for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel. Crowsnest Pass top, foretop open-top shelter atop the foremast for a lookout town cress...
feminine plural gabées) past participle of gaber From Middle French gabie (“foretop”), a borrowing from Old Occitan gabia (literally “cage, open framework...