English Explanatory Dictionary

afterguard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
  2. The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
  3. A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.

Word forms

afterguard afterguards

Etymology

From after- + guard.

Derived words

afterguardsman
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