foreway

noun3

1. •
   (dialect, Northern-England) A highroad.
2. •
   (dialect, UK) An advantage; foredeal.

   • Provided that old Gilligan had not more horse sense than yourself and got the foreway of you," says I, [...] — 1902
3. •
   The part of a cart or vehicle intended to ensure that the end-thrust is taken against the shoulder collar rather than the linch-pin.