† mast-yardn.1
Obsolete.
The yard of a ship's mast.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > yard
sailyardc725
rae1312
betasc1330
yard1465
mast-yard?1536
ship-rae1595
?1536 (c1443) Batayll of Egyngecourte , in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) II. sig. Aii These goodly shyppes lay there at rode With mast-yardes a crosse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
† mast-yardn.2
Obsolete. rare.
A yard in which ships' masts are made.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > shipyard or boat-yard > [noun] > place where masts are made or stored
mast-yard1766
mast-house1771
mast pond1780
spar shed1883
1766 Ann. Reg. 1765 i. 97/2 A mast-yard adjoining to the river.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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