lugsail

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We then discovered a lugsail, which had belonged to one of the ship's boats; this we hoisted; and our craft was ready to sail.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so.

From The League of the Leopard by Bindloss, Harold

The lugsail rustled down, the mast was lowered.

From The League of the Leopard by Bindloss, Harold

The French for lugsail is voile de fortune, and a still earlier name, which occurs also in Tudor English, is bonaventure, i.e., good luck.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

On one occasion, in the West Highlands, I availed myself of a lugsail ferry to cross an arm of the sea and so avoid a long détour by land.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner