forework
English
Etymology
From fore- + work.
Noun
forework (plural foreworks)
- A fortifying structure erected for defense, such as an embankment, wall, or tower.
Verb
forework (third-person singular simple present foreworks, present participle foreworking, simple past and past participle foreworked)
- (transitive) To work beforehand or in preparation for; make ready; prepare.
- 1969, United States. Agricultural Research Service. Dairy Products Laboratory, Cheeses of the World:
- Then the curd is “foreworked”—that is, stirred slowly, either continuously or at intervals—for 30 minutes to an hour or more as it acquires firmness.
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