gaffrigged
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Origin:
1930–35
1930–35
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gaff rig
noun Nautical.
a sailboat rig having one or more fore-and-aft gaff sails.
Related forms
gaff-rigged, adjective
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| gaff-rigged | |
| —adj | |
| (of a sailing vessel) rigged with one or more gaffsails | |
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Other types of sloops are gaffrigged sloops and lateen sloops.
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