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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Coast \Coast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[93]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[93]te. See {Coast}, n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak. 2. To sail by or near the shore. The ancients coasted only in their navigation. --Arbuthnot. 3. To sail from port to port in the same country. 4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[93]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Coasting \Coast"ing\, a. Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. {Coasting trade}, trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages. {Coasting vessel}, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Coasting \Coast"ing\, n. 1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade. 2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.] | |
