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foreyard [ˈfɔːˌjɑːd] n (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a yard for supporting the foresail of a square-rigger How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We had been driven far south - much farther that way than we had meant to go; and suddenly, up there in the slings of the foreyard, in the midst of our work, I felt my shoulder gripped with such force in the carpenter's powerful paw that I positively yelled with unexpected pain. Very placidly, and as if lost in thought, he insisted on having the foreyard squared. The foreyards ran round with a great noise, amidst cheery cries. |
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