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earing earing
earing, a small rope used to fasten the upper corners of a square sail to its yard. The outer turns of the earings, after being passed through the head cringles on the sail, are then passed beyond the lifts and rigging on the yardarm and are designed to stretch the head of the sail tight along the... Read more
Scotland Yard Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th cent. as a residence of visiting Scottish kings, it... Read more
yard yard
yard abbr. yd, basic unit of length in the customary system of English units of measurement ; all other units in the English system, such as the inch, foot, rod, and mile, are derived from it. Since 1893 the yard has been defined in terms of the meter , the basic unit of length in the metric... Read more
Backing Backing
Backing The backing is an added braided line that connects the reel’s spool to the ordinary fly line. Since fly lines average 75-115 feet in length, the lines require backing for those times when a large fish runs out all of the regular fly line. Without backing, you would quickly part... Read more
longship longship
longship, a Norse or Viking galley, used mainly for raiding and for war purposes approximately between the years ad 600 to ad 1000. The largest longships pulled up to 80 oars, the smallest about 40 or 50. They also carried a mast, housed in a step, which was always lowered aft when they were under... Read more
lugsail lugsail
lugsail, a four-sided sail set on a yard or lug, used almost exclusively in small craft. The sail is very similar to the one used in a gaff rig, but has a wider throat, and depends on its luff for stability. The yard by which the sail is hoisted is normally two-thirds the length of the foot of the... Read more
aloft aloft
aloft, above, overhead, also anywhere about the upper yards, masts, and rigging of a square-rigged ship and other sailing vessels. ‘Away aloft’ was the command for topmen in square-riggers to take up their stations on the masts and yards. In the days of sail gone aloft was a sailor's... Read more
rigging rigging
rigging the wires, ropes, and chains employed to support and operate the masts, yards, booms, and sails of a vessel. Standing rigging is semipermanent, consisting mainly of mast supports, the fore-and-aft stays, and the stays running from the masthead to each side of the vessel. Running rigging... Read more
Fishguard Fishguard
Fishguard (Abergwaun) Pemb. Fissigart 1200, Fissegard, id est, Aber gweun 1210. ‘Fish yard’. OScand. fiskr + garthr. A ‘fish yard’ is an enclosure for catching fish or for keeping them in when caught. The Welsh name means ‘mouth of the River Gwaun’ (OWelsh... Read more
Back Yard Burgers Inc Back Yard Burgers Inc
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. 1657 N. Shelby Oaks Drive, Suite 105Memphis, Tennessee 38134-7401U.S.A.Telephone: (901) 367-0888Fax: (901) 367-0999Web site: http://www.backyardburgers.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1987Employees: 1,000Sales: $29.3 million (2000)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol:... Read more

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Sail. (yacht maintenance)
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Tree planting requires planning
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