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lanyard

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

lanyard, a short length of rope used for a variety of purposes on board. In sailing vessels, before the introduction of bottlescrews and similar fittings, the shrouds of all masts were set up taut by means of lanyards rove through the deadeyes. A sailor carries his knife on a lanyard; and when flintlocks were introduced into navies as the firing mechanism of a warship's guns, they were fired with a lanyard which released the hammer.

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lanyard

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

lan·yard / ˈlanyərd/ • n. a rope threaded through a pair of deadeyes, used to adjust the tension in the rigging of a sailing vessel. ∎ a cord passed around the neck, shoulder, or wrist for holding a knife, whistle, or similar object. ∎ a cord attached to a breech mechanism for firing a gun.

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lanyard

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

lanyard †whip-lash XV; (naut.) short piece of rope XVII. —(O)F. lanière, earlier lasniere, f. lasne, perh. due to crossing of laz LACE and nasle—Frankish *nastila- (G. nestel string, lace); the final syll. was assoc. with YARD2.

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T. F. HOAD. "lanyard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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lanyard

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

lanyard n.
1. a rope threaded through a pair of deadeyes, used to adjust the tension in the rigging of a sailing vessel.

2. a cord attached to a breech mechanism for firing a gun.

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lanyard

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

lanyard •landward • backward •Edward, headward •hellward • heavenward • leftward •northwestward, southwestward, westward •wayward •leeward, seaward •eastward, northeastward, southeastward •windward • inward • cityward •skyward • sideward • rightward •onward •forward, henceforward, shoreward, straightforward, thenceforward •awkward • northward •downward, townward •outward • southward • poleward •homeward • oceanward • Woodward •sunward • upward • frontward •rearward • afterward • earthward •halyard •lanyard, Spaniard •untenured • steelyard • vineyard •poniard •haphazard, hazard, mazzard •blizzard, gizzard, izard, lizard, vizard, wizard •buzzard

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