coasted
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Coast \Coast\ (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Coasting.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See Coast, n.]
1.To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.To sail by or near the shore. [1913 Webster]
The ancients coasted only in their navigation.— Arbuthnot.[1913 Webster]
3.To sail from port to port in the same country. [1913 Webster]
4.[Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]