YAWLRIGGED

Yawl"-rigged", a. (Naut.)

Definition: Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 September 2024

ORCHESTRATION

(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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