What is the seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten called?
afterguard — The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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