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Ashore
Pronunciation : A*shore"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + shore.]
Definition : Defn: On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat. Here shall I die ashore. Shak. I must fetch his necessaries ashore. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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