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fore-top⋅sail

  [fohr-top-seyl, fawr-; Naut. fohr-top-suhl, fawr-]
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–noun
a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.

Origin:
1575–85
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fore·top·sail   (fôr'tŏp'səl, -təp-, fōr'-)   
n.   Nautical
The sail hung from the foretopmast.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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