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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Aburde, Aboord, adv. Also: aburd, abuird, aborde, aboird; aboorde. [Late ME. a bord, e.m.E. aborde, aboord(e, etc., reduced form of on borde, or from F. à bord.] Aboard.(a) 1549 Compl. 40/32.
Hail doune the lufe close aburde 1570 Leslie 228.
Sic diligence used … [to] bestow thame selfis aboird 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 188.
George Auchinlecke … went aburde on William Sibbatis schip 1610 Crim. Trials III. 105.
Thair ȝea … enterit abuird of the said schip 1643 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 7 b.
Peyitt for in aburd putting of … small collis(b) 1609 Hilderstoun Silver Mines.
For carying of … tymber … aboord of the ship 1627 Reg. Privy C. Ser. 2 II. .
Shippes … having a boord … the commoditeis 1646 4th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 510/1.
For a boat to row me aborde of the bark