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  1. afterguardnoun

    The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails

Webster Dictionary

  1. Afterguardnoun

    the seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Afterguard

    aft′ėr-gärd, n. the men on the quarter-deck and poop who work the after sails, not needing to go aloft: a drudge or person in a mean capacity.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of afterguard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of afterguard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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