释义 |
sails Naut. slang.|seɪlz| [pl. of sail n.1, used as sing.] A name for a ship's sailmaker.
1864Hotten's Slang Dict., Sails, the sail-maker on board ship. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Sail-maker, a qualified person who (with his mates) is employed on board ship in making, repairing or altering the sails; whence he usually derives the familiar sobriquet of sails. |