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Foreleg vs Foreshank - What's the difference?

foreleg | foreshank |

As nouns the difference between foreleg and foreshank

is that foreleg is either of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal, a piece of furniture, etc while foreshank is the upper part of cattle's foreleg.

foreleg

English

Alternative forms

* fore leg (dated)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Either of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal, a piece of furniture, etc.
  • *
    • Clover made a sort of wall round them with her great foreleg

    See also

    * hind leg

    foreshank

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The upper part of cattle's foreleg
  • A cut of meat from this part