forechain

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fore- +‎ chain.

Noun[edit]

forechain (plural forechains)

  1. (nautical, usually in the plural) A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast.
    • 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 12, in Billy Budd‎[1], London: Constable & Co.:
      "Slip into the lee forechains, Billy; there is something in the wind. […] "
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