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bore v OED ~ v1 2 c 'advance, push forward' (1697-); cp
OED bear v1 37: bear up for, naut.
To sail in a
certain direction, esp, to home port.
1924 ENGLAND 71 'Us goin'to
bore up wid a full trip o' fat, a logger load.' Ibid 278 This meant we would have very
proximately to 'bore up' for St John's. Q 73-4 Bore up, said especially of a schooner
turning
for home after a bad spot of weather at sea.
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