Defn: See Longshoreman.
ALONGSIDE
A*long"side`, adv.
Defn: Along or by the side; side by side with; — often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.
ALONGST A*longst", prep. & adv. Etym: [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.]
Defn: Along. [Obs.]
ALOOF
A*loof", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Alewife.
ALOOF A*loof", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.]
1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. Dryden.
2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. I. Taylor.