/fawr"sayl', fohr"-/ ; Naut. /fawr"seuhl, fohr"-/ , n. Naut.
1. the lowermost sail on a foremast. See diag. under ship .
2. the staysail or jib, set immediately forward of the mainmast of a sloop, cutter, knockabout, yawl, ketch, or dandy.
[ 1475-85; FORE- + SAIL ]