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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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ABREIST, adv, prep. Sc. form of Eng. abreast. Gen.Sc. See Breist.

1. adv.Mry. 1887 A. G. Wilken Peter Laing 30:
They war yokit four abreist.  Edb. 2003:
Keep abreist wi the latest developments in computin. m.Lth. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick 98:
They mairched on abreist o' the times.

2. prep.Abd. 1996 Sheena Blackhall Wittgenstein's Web 60:
I noticed wi a grue that Tullio wis weirin a reid an blue strippit sark and derk-blue, licht-wecht brikks: mair bigsie nor ordinar. Fin I drew abreist them, I slawed doon, opened the door an quo, dry kin: "Cheerio, Tullio".