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studding sail
Variant of studdingsail
studdingsail
definition
studding·sail (stud′iŋ sāl′, stun′səl)
noun
an auxiliary sail, usually of light canvas, set outside the edge of a working sail in light weather by means of an extensible boom
also studding sail
Etymology: < ?
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