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lugsail         
  • A sailing Fifie, showing the difference between a standing lug (aft – left) and a dipping lug (fore – right).
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TYPE OF SAIL
Lugsail; Lug rig
['l?gse?l, -s(?)l]
¦ noun an asymmetrical four-sided sail, bent on and hoisted from a steeply inclined yard.
Origin
C17: prob. from lug2 + sail.
Lugsail         
  • A sailing Fifie, showing the difference between a standing lug (aft – left) and a dipping lug (fore – right).
  • Yole de Bantry]].
TYPE OF SAIL
Lugsail; Lug rig
·noun A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.
Lug sail         
  • A sailing Fifie, showing the difference between a standing lug (aft – left) and a dipping lug (fore – right).
  • Yole de Bantry]].
TYPE OF SAIL
Lugsail; Lug rig
The lug sail, or lugsail, is a fore-and-aft, four-cornered sail that is suspended from a spar, called a yard. When raised, the sail area overlaps the mast.