: a 4-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard that is hoisted and lowered with the sail
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Etymology
perhaps from lug entry 3
First Known Use
1677, in the meaning defined above
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“Lugsail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lugsail. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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lugsail
noun
lug·sail
ˈləg-ˌsāl 
-səl
: a four-sided sail fastened at the top to a yard that hangs at a slant and is raised and lowered with the sail
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