Definition of the word Zaqqard

Zaqqard (noun) a length of sailor's twine used to bind their sacks. Obscure term first appearing in Captain Billy's "Tales of the Ocean" (1834). "There is nothing as good as a strong piece of zaqqard to keep your sack tight." The common use of the term relates to something being good or desirable; "He was always zaqqard dressed." Edwin Morg's Seaman's Diary (1845)