lugsail

Noun
Synonyms: lug

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  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

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