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Meanings of abord in English

To approach and speak to, especially in an unfriendly way.

Usage of abord in English
1
Your 'abord', I must tell you, was too cold and uniform; I hope it is now mended.
Letters to His Son, 1752 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of ...
2
Wee kept Sabbath abord.
Once Upon a Time in Connecticut
3
I fear the want of that air, and first 'abord', which suddenly lays hold of the heart, one does not know distinctly how or why.
Letters to His Son, 1751 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of ...
Abord through the time