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   Afore (), adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or ætforan; pref. a- + fore.]
   1. Before. [Obs.]
   
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   If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak.
   
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   2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel.
   
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   Afore, prep.
   1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic]
   
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   2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, “afore the windlass”.
   
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   Afore the mast, among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.
   
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