Meaning

• The top of the head; the top of the forehead.

• The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.

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

• A fop; one who sports a foretop.

• An erect tuft of hair.

• The forelock of a horse.

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

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