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Phrase(s): fore and aft
at the front and the back, usually of a boat or ship. • They had to attach new lights fore and aft because the old ones were not bright enough to meet the new regulations. • The captain ordered a watch stationed fore and aft.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Both front and back, everywhere, as in The children clung to the teacher fore and aft. This expression is nautical terminology for the bow, or front, and the stern, or back, of a vessel. Today it is Also used more broadly. [First half of 1600s]
American Heritage Idioms