Spritsail
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.
"Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our Sprit-ſail, and ſtood by to hand the Fore-ſail; but making foul Weather, we look'd the Guns were all faſt, and handed the Miſſen."
- 2 a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit wordnet
Example
More examples"Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our Sprit-ſail, and ſtood by to hand the Fore-ſail; but making foul Weather, we look'd the Guns were all faſt, and handed the Miſſen."
Etymology
From sprit + sail.
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