A rope or line used for hauling, particularly in nautical contexts where it's used to pull sails or other equipment.
Compound of 'haul' (from Old Norse 'hala') and 'yard' (from Old English 'gerd,' originally meaning a stick or pole). In maritime terminology, 'yard' refers to the spar that holds a sail.
Maritime language preserved Old Norse vocabulary like 'haul' better than almost any other field—ship terms are linguistic time capsules because sailors needed precise, unchanging language for survival at sea.
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