ALL meanings of goosewing
goose·wing
G g - noun goosewing the weather clew of a square sail, held taut when the lee side of the sail is furled. 1
- noun goosewing either of the triangular areas of a square sail left exposed to the wind when the middle part is lashed to the yard during a gale. 1
- noun goosewing a triangular studdingsail. 1
- noun goosewing (nautical) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled. 0