upper-yards

Updated: May 5, 2026

But the squareness of her upper-yards, the symmetry with which they are trimmed, and the press of canvass she bears on the wind, I pronounce her to be a vessel of war. Do any differ from my opinion? Mr. Wilder, speak." "I feel the truth of all your reasons, and think with you."

James Fenimore Cooper - The Red Rover