What does alow mean?
Alow means (now chiefly Scotland) Low down..
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/əˈləʊ/ · adverb
(now chiefly Scotland) Low down..
Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […].
I think you said something concerning the manner in which yonder ship has anchored, and of the condition they keep things alow and aloft?
Ay, Ay, Ay, all is up; and I must up too / Early in the morning, aloft from alow.
Use alow when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alow means (now chiefly Scotland) Low down..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […].
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