VAWARD

PRONUNCIATION: (VAH-ward, VOU-ord)

MEANING: noun: The forefront; vanguard.

ETYMOLOGY: From vaumward/vamward, from vantward, from Old French avantward, from avant (before) + garde (guard). Earliest documented use: 1400.
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VACARD - identification to prove you're entitled to Veterans' benefits

UVAWARD - toward the grapes

VALARD - rendered fat from Virginia ham