DCHP-1 Online
front township Hist. 
n. one of the townships along the front.
See also: front, the (def. 1a)
- 1822 The subscriber offers for sale SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND situated in well-settled front townships, in lots to suit purchasers.
- 1955 It was often remarked that the society in this backwoods region, and in some others like it in the province, had a tone not to be found in the longer settled "front" townships.
- 1822 The subscriber offers for sale SEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND situated in well-settled front townships, in lots to suit purchasers.