Definition of afore Afore
aβ’fore
We found 9 definitions of afore from 4 different sources.
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What does afore mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- afore (adv.)
Before. - afore (adv.)
In the fore part of a vessel. - afore (prep.)
Before (in all its senses). - afore (prep.)
Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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afore
a-fΕrβ², prep. (B. and Shak.) beforehand, previously
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine βοΈ
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afore
avant, (fore, Sax.) all that part of a ship which lies forward, or near the stem. -
afore
as a preposition, likewise implies further forward, or nearer the prow; as, the manger stands afore the fore-mast, i. e. further forward, or nearer the stem. In both these senses afore is used in contradistinction to abaft. See the article ABAFT.
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