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Definition of To man the yards

To man the yards
Man Man, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manned; p. pr. & vb. n. Manning.] 1. To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort. See how the surly Warwick mans the wall ! --Shak. They man their boats, and all their young men arm. --Waller. 2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. ``Theodosius having manned his soul with proper reflections.' --Addison. 3. To tame, as a hawk. [R.] --Shak. 4. To furnish with a servants. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.] --Shak. Note: In ``Othello,' V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage. To man a yard (Naut.), to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail. To man the yards (Naut.), to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect.

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- The yard can rotate around the mast to allow the direction of the vessel to be changed relative to the wind. When running directly downwind the yards...
- league-high 13.6 yards per p**** completion and 9.2 yards per p**** attempt in 2004. Manning's 9.9% touchdown rate for the season was tied for the sixth highest...
- yards and four touchdowns in the 29–16 victory to earn NFC Offensive Player of the W****. During this streak, Manning improved, throwing for 266 yards...
- for 26 yards and a 16-yard p**** to wide receiver Wes Welker to advance the ball to the Seattle 35-yard line. But when they got there, Manning was hit...
- shirt five yards long and four yards broad". He is unable to see beyond the collar and expresses his astonishment at the "monstrous shirt". At the punch line...
- p****es to Steve Smith for 34 yards, and a facemask penalty added another 15 yards. Following a 19-yard reception by tight end Kevin Boss, Manning threw...
- Toomer for 20 yards, running back Brandon Jacobs kept the drive alive with a crucial 2-yard run off guard on 4th-and-1. Manning picked up 5 yards with a scramble...
- the free kick, New York drove 78 yards in 9 plays. Aided by a key 24-yard run by Bradshaw, the Giants increased their lead to 9–0 on Manning's 2-yard...
- all-purpose career yards (5,538), most career rushing touchdowns (43), most career receiving yards by a running back (1,157), most rushing yards by a freshman...
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