shored

Variant of shore

shore definition

shore (s̸hôr)

noun

  1. land at or near the edge of a body of water, esp. along an ocean, large lake, etc.
  2. land as opposed to water
  3. Law seashore

Etymology: ME schore < OE *score (akin to MLowG schore) < or akin to scorian, to jut out < IE base *(s)ker-, to cut > harvest

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