Home › Words › F › foreshootforeshootforeshoot means the leading shoot.EtymologyFrom fore- + shoot.nounThe leading shoot.An overhang created by an upper level cantilevered over the lower level of a barn; forebay.e.g.“The sketch inclosed is for a barn 42 x 34 feet with 8 feet foreshoot and the same back shed.” — 1890, Carpentry and Building - Volume 12, page 81:verbTo go too far forward; overshoot.e.g.“Instantly he gave the rein to his horse, and with panting speed foreshot his little army : in a moment after his beloved Fanny sprang into his arms.” — 1825, Mac Erin O'Tara, Thomas Fitz-Gerald, the lord of Offaley, page 65:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).