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prow
1. noun /pɹaʊ/
The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself.

We were already rather close in; but I ordered the U-33s prow turned inshore and we crept slowly along, constantly dipping up the water and tasting it to assure ourselves that we didnt get outside the fresh-water current.

2. adjective /pɹaʊ/
Brave, valiant, gallant.

For they be two the prowest knights on ground, / And oft approu’d in many hard assay

See Also: prowess

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