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sprit⋅sail

  [sprit-seyl; Naut. sprit-suhl]
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–noun Nautical.
a sail extended by a sprit.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME sprete seyle (see sprit, sail ); cf. D sprietzeil
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sprit·sail   (sprĭt'səl, -sāl')   
n.  A quadrilateral sail extended by a spar running diagonally to the sail's peak.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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