ˌfore-and-ˈafter [f. fore and aft adv., + -er1.] a. A ‘fore and aft’ schooner. b.(seequot. 1867.) 1823J. F. Cooper Pioneer xv. (1869) 66, I went a few trips in a fore-and-after.1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Fore-and-after, a cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart.