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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
halyard /ˈhaljəd/

▶noun a rope used for raising and lowering a sail, yard, or flag on a ship.

– origin ME halier, from hale2 + -ier; the change in the ending was due to assoc. with yard1.

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