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Yardarm

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.

    "Sun's under the yardarm, sis!"

  2. 2
    either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To be close or nearby each other. dated, idiomatic, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From yard + arm.

Etymology 2

From yard + arm.

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