Definition of "lugsail" [lug•sail]

• A quadrilateral sail that lacks a boom, has the foot larger than the head, and is bent to a yard hanging obliquely on the mast. (noun)

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• "It's a Scottish lugsail dinghy of the older variety and she's a beauty."
• "The mainsail and lugsail could be used to run before the wind."
• "Many carried a bourcet, or lugsail, on the foremast see below for an explanation, or two lugsails on the fore-and mainmasts as their only rig.15"