Yār'age, n.

n. [See YARE.] (Naut.) (a.) The power of moving or being managed at sea;—said with reference to a ship. (b.) Furniture; equipage; tackling. [Obs.]

He might, with his light ships, well manned with watermen, turn and environ the galleys of the enemies, the which were heavy of yarage, both for their bigness, as also for lack of watermen to row them. North.