halliard
Britishnoun
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The shroud halliards still held, and the wire shrouds themselves trailed athwart both bulwarks.
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And, still holding on carefully, she pulled on the halliard with her free hand, until the boatswain's chair was far enough down again to go down of its own weight.
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Instantly Revere ran to the foot of the staff and silently cast off the halliards.
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"Stand by the halliards," he cried, "and let go the moment I say the word."
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The halliards were swollen; he could scarcely keep his footing on the deluged deck that slanted steeply under him.
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