forestaysail

noun

Etymology

From forestay + sail.

  1. inherited from *seglą
  2. inherited from *segl
  3. inherited from seġl
  4. inherited from saile
  5. compounded as forestaysail — “forestay + sail

Definitions

  1. A triangular sail attached to the forestay.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA