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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Coast \Coast\ (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF.
costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F.
c[^o]te. See {Coast}, n.]
1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.]
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Anon she hears them chant it lustily,
And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak.
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2. To sail by or near the shore.
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The ancients coasted only in their navigation.
--Arbuthnot.
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3. To sail from port to port in the same country.
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4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down
hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
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