fore-and-aft
[ fawr-uhnd-aft, -ahft, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr əndˈæft, -ˈɑft, ˈfoʊr- /
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adjective
located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.
adverb
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Origin of fore-and-aft
First recorded in 1610–20
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Idioms and Phrases with fore-and-aft
fore and aft
Both front and back, everywhere, as in The children clung to the teacher fore and aft. This expression is nautical terminology for the bow, or front, and the stern, or back, of a vessel. Today it is also used more broadly. [First half of 1600s]
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