FORESTAY
Fore"stay`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship.
FORESTER
For"est*er, n. Etym: [F. forestier, LL. forestarius.]
1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game.
2. An inhabitant of a forest. Wordsworth.
3. A forest tree. [R.] Evelyn.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester (A. octomaculata), which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine.
FORESTICK
Fore"stick`, n.
Defn: Front stick of a hearth fire.