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Furlong :: Furlong (a.) A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

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

Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk, often containing about forty yards..

Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..

Grappling :: Grappling (n.) A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear..

Yard :: Yard (n.) An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard..

Arm :: Arm (n.) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke..

Peak :: Peak (n.) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc..

Stopper :: Stopper (n.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something..

Paradise :: Paradise (n.) A churchyard or cemetery.

Crotch :: Crotch (n.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch..

Acockbill :: Acockbill (adv.) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.

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

Inc :: Inc (n.) A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one twelfth yards.

Mast :: Mast (n.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel..

Woold :: Woold (v. t.) To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it..

Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.

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

Farmyard :: Farmyard (n.) The yard or inclosure attached to a barn, or the space inclosed by the farm buildings..

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