What does "afore" mean?
Afore: (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel.
Additional senses
- 2.Before (in all its senses). [Archaic]
- 3.(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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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