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A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.

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  1. n. A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.
  2. n. a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
  3. A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. Totten.
  4. A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mastand is raised or lowered with the sail. Totten.
  5. n. a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast