United Kingdommaritime Englishinformalarchaicnautical
To hang (someone) from a yardarm; used chiefly in historical or figurative contexts to mean execute by hanging from a ship's spars (rare, jocular, or archaic usage).
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United KingdomUnited Statesinformalcolloquialjocular
To take or share a drink at an appropriate time of day, echoing the expression 'around the yardarm' (rare or humorous usage).