accoast

English

Etymology

Blend of accost and coast.

Verb

accoast (third-person singular simple present accoasts, present participle accoasting, simple past and past participle accoasted)

1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To lie or sail along the coast or side (of); to accost.
   • Spenser:

     […] whether high towering or accoasting low […]