de Horseyn.

/dəˈhɔːsi/

Etymology: < the name of Admiral Sir A. F. R. de Horsey (1827–1922).

Nautical.

Used to designate a rig for a cutter or launch consisting of a triangular or jib-headed foresail and a gaff mainsail.

ΚΠ

1905 Man. Seamanship iii. 47 Launches and Pinnaces. The de Horsey rig, i.e., one mast, a foresail set on the forestay, and a mainsail bent to a gaff.

Derivatives

de Horsey-rigged adj.

ΚΠ

1923 ‘Bartimeus’ Seaways xii. 211 She's de Horsey-rigged and is propelled by oars in the absence of a suitable wind.

1953 J. Masefield Conway (rev. ed.) iv. 249 The De Horsey-rigged cutters and sloop-rigged dinghies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	de horsey
释义	de Horseyn. /dəˈhɔːsi/ Etymology: < the name of Admiral Sir A. F. R. de Horsey (1827–1922). Nautical. Used to designate a rig for a cutter or launch consisting of a triangular or jib-headed foresail and a gaff mainsail. ΚΠ 1905 Man. Seamanship iii. 47 Launches and Pinnaces. The de Horsey rig, i.e., one mast, a foresail set on the forestay, and a mainsail bent to a gaff. Derivatives de Horsey-rigged adj. ΚΠ 1923 ‘Bartimeus’ Seaways xii. 211 She's de Horsey-rigged and is propelled by oars in the absence of a suitable wind. 1953 J. Masefield Conway (rev. ed.) iv. 249 The De Horsey-rigged cutters and sloop-rigged dinghies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1905
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