gaff topsail

gaff top·sail

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Definitions of gaff topsail words

noun gaff topsail Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff. 1
noun gaff topsail a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail set above the spanker of a bark, between the gaff of the spanker and an upper gaff. 1

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95

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