Afore
Pronunciation : A*fore"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or ?tforan; pref. a- + fore.]
Definition : 1. Before. [Obs.] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: In the fore part of a vessel.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : A*fore"
Part of Speech : prep.
Definition : 1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic]
2. (Naut.)
Defn: 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