halliard

[ hal-yerd ]

/ ˈhæl yərd /

halyard.

Words nearby halliard

halyard

[ hal-yerd ]

/ ˈhæl yərd /

any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.

1325–75; Middle English halier rope to haul with (see hale², -ier¹) with final syllable altered by association with yard¹

More than likely it will be young Halliard himself that will come to the doorgracious!

The Campers Out |Edward S. Ellis
I accordingly dashed forward to the mast, and, shipping the crank handle of the winch, hove away upon the halliard for dear life.

A Pirate of the Caribbees |Harry Collingwood
We threw down the loose end of halliard, and began the descent.

The Voodoo Gold Trail |Walter Walden
It was quite a heavy pull, but they all tallied on to a halliard at a time and got peak and throat up by stages.

The Viking Blood |Frederick William Wallace

The next, and he came sliding down a halliard to his old perch.

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861 |Various

halliard

/ (ˈhæljəd) /

a variant spelling of halyard

halyard

/ (ˈhæljəd) /

nautical a line for hoisting or lowering a sail, flag, or spar

C14: halier, influenced by yard 1; see hale ²