foretop

1. (UK, dialectal)An erect tuft of hair.

2. The forelock of a horse.

3. A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.

4. The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.

5. (obsolete)The top of the head; the top of the forehead.

   a platform at the head of a foremast

6. (obsolete)The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.

7. (obsolete)In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".

8. (obsolete)A fop; one who sports a foretop.

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