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Finger :: Finger (n.) The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard..

Score :: Score (n.) A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient archery and gunnery.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely..

Lift :: Lift (n.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

Farmery :: Farmery (n.) The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm; a homestead.

Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship..

Whinyard :: Whinyard (n.) A sword, or hanger..

Hal''yard :: Hal'yard (v. t.) A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc..

Byard :: Byard (n.) A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines..

Yardstick :: Yardstick (n.) A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc..

Manure :: Manure (n.) Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc..

Stere :: Stere (n.) A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly 1/ cubic yards..

Savoyard :: Savoyard (n.) A native or inhabitant of Savoy.

Peak :: Peak (v. t.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular..

Yarwhip :: Yarwhip (n.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit..

Pea :: Pea (n.) The sliding weight on a steelyard.

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard..

Fore-topgallant :: Fore-topgallant (a.) Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail..

Clew :: Clew (n.) To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard..

Forebrace :: Forebrace (n.) A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail..

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