JEARS, noun In sea-language, an assemblage of tackles by which the lower yards of a ship are hoisted or lowered. Hoisting is called swaying, and lowering is called striking. This word is sometimes written geers or gears. [See Gear.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.