forechain

English

From fore- +‎ chain.

forechain (plural forechains)

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

单词	forechain
释义	forechain English Etymology From fore- +‎ chain. Noun forechain (plural forechains) (nautical, usually in the plural) A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast. 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 12, "Slip into the lee forechains, Billy; there is something in the wind. […] "
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