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afterguard
noun af·ter·guard \-ˌgärd\
Definition of AFTERGUARD
1
: the sailors stationed on the poop or after part of a ship
2
: the decision-making members of a sailboat racing team usually including a helmsman, tactician, and navigator
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First Known Use of AFTERGUARD
1750
Rhymes with AFTERGUARD
Abelard, avant-garde, Beauregard, bodyguard, boulevard, business card, calling card, cattle guard, Christmas card, color guard, compass card, credit card, debit card, disregard, drawing card, goliard, greeting card, honor guard, interlard, Langobard, leotard, Longobard, lumberyard, national guard, navy yard, no-holds-barred, postal card, provost guard, report card, Savoyard, Scotland Yard, self-regard, shooting guard, tourist card, undercard, union card, unitard
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