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topsail schooner

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topsail schooner

–noun
a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.


Origin:
1865–70
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topsail schooner  
n.  A schooner carrying two or more square topsails on its foremast.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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