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noun • a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag | ||||
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| 26% | 9 | A method of raising or lowering a heavy object using a fixed rope looped around an upright, inclined post | ||
noun • A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out. • A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc. verb • To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle | ||||
Rope For Raising Sail
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HALYARD which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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HALYARD
Updated: October 13, 2023
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