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gaff sail

noun

, Nautical.
  1. gaff13

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It is in form like a gaff-sail, but depends entirely on the rope of the luff for its stability.

She had a 20-foot mast stepped on one of the crossbeams connecting the hulls, with a single gaff sail.

The canvas they had found was cut into a gaff-sail, while the other spar served as the gaff.

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