AFORE

Etymology

Adverb

afore (not comparable)

(archaic, dialect) Before.

(nautical) In the fore part of a ship.

Preposition

afore

Before; in advance of the time of.

Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.

Conjunction

afore

In advance of the time when; before.

Anagrams

• Faroe, e-fora

Source: Wiktionary


A*fore", adv. Etym: [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or ætforan; pref. a- + fore.]

1. Before. [Obs.] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: In the fore part of a vessel.

A*fore", prep.

1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic]

2. (Naut.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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