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Afterguard

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails.

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