Afterguard

[ɑːftəɡɑːd]

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

Edited by Cheryl

n. the men on the quarter-deck and poop who work the after sails not needing to go aloft: a drudge or person in a mean capacity.

Typed by Jennifer