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foretop

 
Dictionary: fore·top   (fôr'tŏp', fōr'-) pronunciation
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n.
  1. (also -təp) Nautical. A platform at the top of a ship's foremast.
  2. A forelock, especially of a horse.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a platform at the head of a foremast

Meaning #2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
  Synonym: forelock

 
 
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Forelock
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