crossjack

 [kraws-jak, kros-; Naut. kraw-jik, kroj-ik]  

cross·jack

   [kraws-jak, kros-; Naut. kraw-jik, kroj-ik]
noun Nautical.
the lowermost square sail set on the mizzenmast of a ship or of a bark with four or more masts; mizzen course.

Origin:
1620–30; cross- + jack1
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crossjack (ˈkrɒsˌdʒæk, nautical ˈkrɔːdʒɪk, ˈkrɒdʒ-)
 
—n
nautical a square sail on a ship's mizzenmast

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