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a large wooden spar crossing the masts of a ship horizontally or diagonally, from which a sail is set.
Ãâó: www.vamos-wentworth.org/seadog/
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Slender rod or spar fastened across a mast to support a sail.
Ãâó: www.atlantictallships.ca/glossary.php
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A system of tracks within defined area limits for the making up of trains, storing of cars, and for other purposes.
Ãâó: sunshineregion.org/RailroadTerms.htm
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A 36-inch measure in America. The American yard is 1/100,000 of an inch longer than the English yard.
Ãâó: www.easternaccents.com/Glossary.asp
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Land a quantity of land, containing in some countries 20, in others 24, 30 and 40 acres; but at Wimbleton in Surry, no more than 15.
Ãâó: www.holoweb.net/~liam/old-books/Dictionaries/Natha...
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