† a-shoreadv.1
Obsolete.
Shore-wise, a-straddle.
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a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 136 Ne settynge youre leggis a shore.
?c1475 Hunt. Hare 257 The dogges wer so starke Thei stode aschore when thei schuld barke.
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