to bake astern

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to bake astern - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Astern \A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.)
     1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder
        part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
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     2. Behind a ship; in the rear. "A gale of wind right astern."
        --De Foe. "Left this strait astern." --Drake.
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     To bake astern, to go stern foremost.
  
     To be astern of the reckoning, to be behind the position
        given by the reckoning.
  
     To drop astern, to fall or be left behind.
  
     To go astern, to go backward, as from the action of
        currents or winds.
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