Definition of Foreyards

1. Noun. (plural of foreyard) ¹

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Definition of Foreyards

1. foreyard [n] - See also: foreyard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foreyards

forewent
forewind
forewinds
forewing
forewings
forewish
forewit
forewoman
forewomen
foreword
forewords
foreworn
forex
forexes
foreyard
foreyards
forfair
forfaired
forfairn
forfairs
forfalture
forfaltures
forfare
forfault
forfaults
forfeit
forfeitability
forfeitable
forfeited
forfeiter

Literary usage of Foreyards

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" by Morgan Robertson (1899)
"Fore-and-aft sail was set and head-sheets trimmed down to port, square sails were dropped, sheeted home, and hoisted, foreyards braced to port, ..."

2. The Shadow Line: A Confession by Joseph Conrad (1917)
"At daylight by careful manipulation of the helm we got the foreyards to run square by themselves (the water keeping smooth) and then went about hauling the ..."

3. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"... we might haul home the sheets without going up to loose them, and, lowering our main and foreyards, looked just as if we had lain there a good while. ..."

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