[f. FORE- pref. + CARRIAGE.] † a. Carriage forward or out from home; opp. to back-carriage. b. The front part of the framework of a carriage, esp. the front axle and fore-wheels.
1549. Privy Council Acts (1890), II. 349. Shod wheles for fore cariages, iij payre.
1677. Yarranton, Eng. Improv., 118. All things would be fitted for fore and back carriage.
1892. Melbourne Age, 31 Dec., 10/2. Waggonette for Sale, English forecarriage.