lugsail
Example Sentences
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He has set the little black lugsail and the wind's fair.
From Partners of the Out-Trail by Bindloss, Harold
He was right: the lugsail was careering out to us and came alongside at length, and, after fearful trouble, got fastened to the Fingal.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
She carried a single mast, which listed forward; her lugsail was stretched upon dozens of bamboo yards; she drew hardly any water.
From Moran of the Lady Letty by Norris, Frank
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
It looked like certain death to leap into that lugsail.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
