Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Yardarm

The very end of a yard. Often mistaken for the actual "yard", which refers to the entire spar. As in "hang from the yardarm" and the sun being "over the yardarm".

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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