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81fore-and-aft rig — fore′ and aft′ rig n. naut. navig. a rig in which the principal sails are fore and aft • Etymology: 1825–35 fore′ and aft′rigged , adj …
82fore and aft — Naut. n. 1. from the bow to the stern; lengthwise [sails rigged fore and aft] 2. at, in, or toward both the bow and the stern [lifeboats located fore and aft] …
83fore-and-aft — fore and aft; fore and aft·er; …
84fore-and-aft — /fɔr ən ˈaft/ (say fawr uhn ahft) adjective 1. parallel to the longitudinal axis of a ship. 2. denoting a rig in which the principal sails are set on gaffs, stags, or masts, on the centre line of the vessel. –adverb Also, all fore and aft. 3.… …
85the best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley — Often used allusively in shortened form (see quot. 1911). Gang aft agley means ‘often go awry’. 1786 BURNS Poems 140 The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley. 1911 D. H. LAWRENCE Letter 21 Sept. (1979) I. 305 I am sorry the… …
86fore-and-aft — [fôr′ən aft′] adj. Naut. from the bow to the stern; lengthwise or set lengthwise, as sails …
87fore-and-aft topsail — noun a triangular fore and aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast • Syn: ↑gaff topsail • Hypernyms: ↑fore and aft sail …
88fore-and-aft rig — noun Date: 1879 a sailing ship rig in which most or all of the sails are not attached to yards but are bent to gaffs or set on the masts or on stays in a fore and aft line …
89foreand aft — fore and aft adv. 1. Nautical. a. From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise. b. In, at, or toward both ends of a ship. 2. In or at the front and back. * * * …
90fore-and-aft — /fawr euhnd aft , ahft , fohr /, Naut. adj. 1. located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern. adv. 2. fore1 (def. 7). [1610 20] * * * …
