fore-and-after

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rigType of sailing vessel, sailing ship
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“fore-and-after” is listed under Deerstalker.

Deer′stalk′er noun

1. One who practices deerstalking.

2. A close-fitting cap, usually woolen, such as is worn in deerstalking, having a low crown and visors both in front and back, and having earflaps which are usually worn tied together over the top; also called fore-and-after, deerstalker hat and deerstalker cap; a hunter's cap; formerly also used for any stiff, round hat. British

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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