Wiktionary
sailyard
n. 1 (context nautical English) A yard#Noun_2 to which the sails of a ship are bend#Verb. 2 (context obsolete English) One of the structural arms of a windmill to which the vanes or sails are attached. 3 (context entomology obsolete English) An antenna of an insect.
Usage examples of "sailyard".
On the sailyard a second wheel began to whirl, and in the foreship another.
Jim and I were sent aloft to the fore-topgallant sailyard to furl the sail.