Word: yardsnaps
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: yards
naps
Definition: Plural of yardsnap. A strap equipped with snaps at the outer end of a yard for securing signal halyards.
Morphemes:
Affix: yard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The yardland, an obsolete English unit of land roughly understood as 30 acres.
Affix: snap
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: snappen
Language: nl
Decoded: snappen
Meaning: to bite; seize
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.