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(1):

(n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.

(2):

(n.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lanyard'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lanyard.html. 1828.
 
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