Definition of butter-rigged
of a topsail schooner
:having the topgallant yard hoist with halyards rather than fixed by lifts
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butter-rigged
adjective
butt·er-rigged
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ˈbətə(r)¦rigd
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-ətə-
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Origin and Etymology of butter-rigged
5butt + -er; from the topgallant yard's being butted against the topsail yard when the sails are furled
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