/goohs"wing'/ , n. Naut.
1. the weather clew of a square sail, held taut when the lee side of the sail is furled.
2. either of the triangular areas of a square sail left exposed to the wind when the middle part is lashed to the yard during a gale.
3. a triangular studdingsail.
[ 1350-1400; ME, for literal sense. See GOOSE, WING ]