halyard
noun/ˈhæljəd/
/ˈhæljərd/
(specialist)- a rope used for raising or taking down a sail or flagWord Originlate Middle English halier, from hale ‘draw with force’ + -ier. The change in the ending in the 18th cent. was due to association with yard.
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