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goosewing
[
goos
-wing
]
goose·wing
/
ˈgusˌwɪŋ
/
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[
goos
-wing
]
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noun
Nautical
.
1.
the weather clew of a square sail, held taut when the lee side of the sail is furled.
2.
either of the triangular areas of a square sail left exposed to the wind when the middle part is lashed to the yard during a gale.
3.
a triangular studdingsail.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English,
for literal sense.
See
goose
,
wing
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