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De - Pt| English Dictionary: afore | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Afore \A*fore"\, adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or [91]tforan; pref. a- + fore.] 1. Before. [Obs.] If he have never drunk wine afore. --Shak. 2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Afore \A*fore"\, prep. 1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic] 2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass. {Afore the mast}, among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers. | |
