STUDDING-SAIL


Meaning of STUDDING-SAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstʌdɪŋseɪl ]

n. a sail set on a small extra yard and boom beyond the leech of a square sail in light winds. [16th c.: orig. uncert.: perh. f. MLG, MDu. stotinge a thrusting]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.