lugsail
[
luhg
-seyl;
Nautical
luhg
-s
uh
l]
/ˈlʌgˌseɪl;
Nautical
ˈlʌg səl/
noun
,
Nautical
1.
a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.
Also called
lug
.
Origin
1670-80;
Middle English
lugge
pole (now dial.; cf.
log
1
) +
sail
Examples from the web for
lugsail
Most carried a single, five-batten
lugsail
, a rig that is both efficient and easy to control.
British Dictionary definitions for
lugsail
lugsail
/
ˈlʌɡsəl
/
noun
1.
(
nautical
) a four-sided sail bent and hoisted on a yard
Word Origin
C17: perhaps from Middle English (now dialect)
lugge
pole, or from
lugge
ear