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(), adv.[OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or tforan; pref. a- + fore.] 1. Before. [Obs.] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak. 2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel. Afore" 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. スポンサード リンク
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