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shore

8 entries found.

Main Entry:
1shore 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈshr\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English *scor; akin to Middle Low German schōr foreland and perhaps to Old English scieran to cut — more at shear
Date:
14th century
1: the land bordering a usually large body of water ; specifically : coast2: a boundary (as of a country) or an area within a boundary —usually used in plural <immigrated to these shores>3: land as distinguished from the sea <shipboard and shore duty>


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