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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Afore \A*fore"\, adv [OE. afore, aforn, AS onforan or [ae]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]: 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.
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