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lugsail definition

lug·sail (lug′sāl′; naut., -səl)

noun

a four-sided sail with the upper edge supported by a yard that is fastened obliquely to the mast

Etymology: < ? lug, with reference to hauling sail around the mast in changing course

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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