Definitions for "FOREND"
Keywords:  latch, protrude, bolt, mortice, lock
That part of the lock or latch through which the bolt(s) protrude, and by which the lock or latch is fixed to the door.
The part of a mortice lock, by which the lock is fixed to the door.
the face of the lock or latch, seen in the door edge, through which the bolt or latch tongue protrudes.
Long gun term. The forend is the front part of the gun's furniture. It is designed to give the shooter a place to hold the front end of the gun and protects the shooter's hand from getting burned on the hot barrel. Pump-action firearms have moveable forends, while other types of firearms have stationary ones.
Keywords:  shotgun, rifle, forward, portion, stock
The forward portion of a rifle or shotgun stock.