Word Study
lugsail
CIDE DICTIONARY
lugsail, n.
A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. Totten. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lugsail, n. Naut. a quadrilateral sail which is bent on and hoisted from a yard.
Etymology
prob. f. LUG(2)
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