different between yardarm vs snotter
yardarm
English
Alternative forms
- yard-arm
- yard arm
Etymology
yard +? arm
Noun
yardarm (plural yardarms)
- (nautical) The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- yard
yardarm From the web:
snotter
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?t?(r)
Etymology 1
Noun
snotter (plural snotters)
- (nautical) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat.
Etymology 2
Verb
snotter (third-person singular simple present snotters, present participle snottering, simple past and past participle snottered)
- (intransitive) To snivel; to cry or whine.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Grose to this entry?)
Noun
snotter (countable and uncountable, plural snotters)
- The wattles of a turkey-cock.
- (Scotland) Snot; mucus.
Anagrams
- Stentor, stentor
snotter From the web:
- what are snotters made of
- what causes snotters
- what does snotter mean
- what makes snotters
- what does snottery mean
- what is a snotter used for
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- yardarm vs snotter
- snouted vs spouted
- sprouted vs spouted
- shouted vs spouted
- spotted vs spouted
- spouted vs scouted
- sportier vs sporter
- spotties vs spottiest
- shotties vs spotties
- stotties vs spotties
- spotties vs spottles
- spotties vs potties
- landsmen vs bandsmen
- landsman vs landsmen
- heritage vs landsman
- jew vs landsman
- sailor vs landsman
- landman vs landsman
- landsman vs seaman
- acher vs achor