Marcy had barely time to follow his example before the howitzer roared again, and the canister rattled through the rigging like hail, tearing holes in the canvas, splintering a mast here and a boom there, but never cutting a stay or halliard.
"Marcy The Blockade Runner"
Harry Castlemon
I think so, with the aid of the halliard.
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island"
Roger Thompson Finlay
Not a sound was to be heard except the mournful hum of the distant threshing machine, but a peculiar clicking, like the halliard of a flagstaff in a breeze, suddenly caught my ear.
"Leaves from a Field Note-Book"
J. H. Morgan