foretop
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.10 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
Obsolete
noun
A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
noun
The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.
Example Sentences
- "His station was in the fore-top, and often from there he looked down, with the contempt of a man destined to shine in the midst of dangers, at the peaceful multitude of roofs cut in two by the brown tide of the stream, while scattered on the outskirts of the surrounding plain the factory chimneys rose perpendicular against a grimy sky, each slender like a pencil, and belching out smoke like a volcano."
- "The second captain of the foretop outed himself in one muscular contraction."