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Foreyard

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A yard in front; front yard
  2. 2
    A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
  3. 3
    a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail. wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.

Etymology 2

From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).

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