lugsail
NounSynonyms:
lug
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mastSynonyms: lugType of fore-and-aft sailPart of junk, lugger
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Lug′sail′ noun
Nautical A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. Benjamin J. Totten
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54