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SPRITSAIL
spritsail
(noun) a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spritsail (plural spritsails)
(nautical) 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.
Anagrams
• spiralist
Source: Wiktionary
Sprit"sail ( or ), n. (Naut.) (a) A sail extended by a sprit. (b) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the spritsail yard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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