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Webster 1913 Edition
Lanyard
Lan′yard
,Noun.
[F.
lanière
thong, strap, OF. lasniere
, fr. lasne
strap, thong, L. lacinia
lappet. flap, edge of a garment. Cf. Lanier
.] [Written also
laniard
.] 1.
(Naut.)
A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships;
as, the
; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc. lanyards
of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like2.
(Mil.)
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.