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forebite en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From fore- + bite (verb).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To bite beforehand or in front.
    • You may backbite him a little, but you will not forebite him at all. 1897, Henry Ward Beecher, The original Plymouth pulpit:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forebitten Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forebites Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
forebit Tense=Past lexicographic
forebiting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

forebit · forebiting · forebitten

forebite en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From fore- + bite (noun).

Meanings

  1. A condition where the (front) teeth are set too far forward in the mouth.
    • […] forebite is almost an eight inch off and at this age not apt to improve. 1977, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, Volume 94, Part 4 - Page 88:
    • After orthodontic widening of right half and repair of forebite (c, d). 1963, Acta chirurgiae plasticae - Page 299