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The principal sail set on the foremast; in square-rigged vessels, the lowest square sail on the foremast; in fore-and-aft rigged, the triangular…
Any sail set forward of the foremost mast, as a jib or other staysail (sometimes also taken to include the sails set on the foremast on a vessel…