tofore

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Tofore \To*fore"\, Toforn \To*forn"\, prep. & adv. [AS.
   t[=o]foran. See {To}, prep., {Fore}.]
   Before. [Obs.]
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         Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy.    --Chaucer.
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         Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been! --Shak.
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