| Webster's Online Dictionary |
Date "JEARS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] In sea-language, an assemblage of tackles by which the lower yards of a ship are hoisted or lowered. Hoisting is called swaying, and lowering is called striking. This word is sometimes written geers or gears. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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