Associations to the word «Afore»
Wiktionary
AFORE, adverb. (dialect) Before.
AFORE, adverb. (nautical) In the fore part of a ship.
AFORE, preposition. Before; in advance of the time of.
AFORE, preposition. Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.
AFORE, conjunction. In advance of the time when; before.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.