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Topsail :: Topsail (n.) In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship..

Catboat :: Catboat (n.) A small sailboat, with a single mast placed as far forward as possible, carring a sail extended by a gaff and long boom. See Illustration in Appendix..

Shandygaff :: Shandygaff (n.) A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer.

Spanker :: Spanker (n.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a fore-and-aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; -- sometimes called driver. See Illust. under Sail..

Earing :: Earing (n.) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing.

Gammer :: Gammer (n.) An old wife; an old woman; -- correlative of gaffer, an old man..

Galiot :: Galiot (n.) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail..

Gaffed :: Gaffed (imp. & p. p.) of Gaf.

Ringtail :: Ringtail (n.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.

Giffgaff :: Giffgaff (n.) Mutial accommodation; mutual giving.

Peak :: Peak (v. t.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular..

Horn :: Horn (n.) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc..

Gaff :: Gaff (n.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended.

Throat :: Throat (n.) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail..

Gaffle :: Gaffle (n.) An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.

Gaffer :: Gaffer (n.) An old fellow; an aged rustic.

Gablock :: Gablock (n.) A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock..

Trysail :: Trysail (n.) A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer..

Heel :: Heel (v. t.) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting..

Gaffing :: Gaffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gaf.

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