SINCE 1828
butter-rigged
adjective
butt·er-rigged
| \ˈbətə(r)¦rigd, -ətə-\
Definition of butter-rigged
of a topsail schooner
: having the topgallant yard hoist with halyards rather than fixed by lifts
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