| Lanyard (lanyard) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Lan"yard |
| [F.
lanière thong, strap, OF. lasniere, fr.
lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap, edge of a
garment. Cf. Lanier.] [Written also laniard.] |
A short piece of rope or line
for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun
ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the
dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.
A strong cord, about twelve
feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used
in firing cannon with a friction tube.
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