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fore-and-after
[ fawr-uhnd-af-ter, ahf-, fohr- ]
noun
- Nautical.
- a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig.
- a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway.
- a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender.
fore-and-after
noun
- any vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
- a double-ended vessel
Word History and Origins
Origin of fore-and-after1
Example Sentences
Indeed, I believe that only the first mate and the doctor had ever before handled a fore-and-after.
The black proved a fore-and-after—pawed out ladylike blows with slender forefeet, then lofted his heels in a way that jarred the human aboard him more than the wary target.
"Well, she was a fore-and-after and had figures painted on her sails to make us believe that she was a pilot boat," answered Jack, somewhat surprised at his brother's earnestness.
It caught the sails of the new fore-and-after, and the little craft fell over on another tack and shot away.
“Small fore-and-after, sir, with sails down and sweeps out, close under the land.”
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