forearm

t. [Pref. fore-, and Eng. arm, v. (q. v.) To arm or provide for attack or defense before the time of need. före-arm, 8. [Pref. fore-, and Eng. arm, s. (q. v.)] Anat.: The anterior part of the arm, consisting of two bones, the external one called the radius, and the internal one the ulna (q. v.). före-bay, s . [Pref. fore- , and Eng. bay (q. v.).] Hydraul.: A reservoir or conductor between a mill-race and a water-wheel. The discharging end of a head or mill-race. The term is the equivalent of penchute or penstock, but is used especially in regard to water-wheels, which receive and discharge water at their peripheries, such as the undershot, overshot, breast, and flutter-wheels.