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Cat-harping :: Cat-harping (n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

Commandant :: Commandant (n.) A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard..

Steady :: Steading (n.) The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also onstead, farmstead, farm offices, or farmery..

Shipyard :: Shipyard (n.) A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired..

Tackling :: Tackling (n.) Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc..

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.

Court :: Court (n.) An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley..

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

Vineyard :: Vineyard (n.) An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of vines producing grapes.

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Foot :: Foot (n.) A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.

Necropolis :: Necropolis (n.) A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard..

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

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

Lacing :: Lacing (n.) A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc..

Bayard :: Bayard (a.) Properly, a bay horse, but often any horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind horse..

Yard :: Yard (v. t.) To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows..

Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards..

Ulna :: Ulna (n.) An ell; also, a yard..

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..

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