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ashore (adv.)
1580s, "toward the shore," from
a-
(1) +
shore
(n.). Meaning "on the shore" is from 1630s. Middle English had
ashore
(late 15c.), but it meant "on a slant," literally "propped up," from
shore
(v.).
