fore-and-after
Americannoun
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Nautical.
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a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig.
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a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway.
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a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender.
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noun
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any vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
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a double-ended vessel
Etymology
Origin of fore-and-after
First recorded in 1815–25; fore-and-aft + -er 1
Example Sentences
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In one way, it looks like that, but, after all, a jibe's quite a common thing with a fore-and-after.
From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus
There can be no doubt that the lateen sail, which goes back at least to the early Egyptians, had the germ of a fore-and-after in it.
From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by Wood, William Charles Henry
She’s a footy little brig, but I should have thought a fore-and-after would have been more handy.”
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 by Various
It caught the sails of the new fore-and-after, and the little craft fell over on another tack and shot away.
From Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys by Duncan, Norman
Indeed, I believe that only the first mate and the doctor had ever before handled a fore-and-after.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
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