yardarm it

verb

To begin to drink alcohol once it is late enough in the day.

Meanings

verbyardarm it (third-person singular simple present yardarms it, present participle yardarming it, simple past and past participle yardarmed it)

present singular third person yardarms it · participle present yardarming it · participle past yardarmed it · past yardarmed it

  1. archaicidiomaticintransitivenauticalTo begin to drink alcohol once it is late enough in the day.
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APA

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Chicago

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