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coasted |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coast \Coast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr & vb n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien costeien costen, OF costier, costoier F. c[^o]toyer, fr Of coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See {Coast}, n.] 1. To draw or keep near to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak. 2. To sail by or near the shore. The ancients coasted only in their navigation. --Arbuthnot. 3. To sail from port to port in the same country. 4. [Cf. OF coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
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