Chinese lug

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noun

a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.

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Origin of Chinese lug

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby Chinese lug

Chinese lacquer, Chinese lantern, Chinese lantern plant, Chinese leaf, Chinese liver fluke, Chinese lug, Chinese medicine, Chinese money, Chinese mustard, Chinese puzzle, Chinese red

How to use Chinese lug in a sentence

The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Monitoring Chinese social-media platforms has paid off for the Chinese government.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
HONG KONG—Last year, I met a Chinese graduate student on a tour of the northeastern United States before his first day at Harvard.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We ought to seek Chinese cooperation in a response to this North Korean act of aggression.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some experts suggest that other parties, perhaps Iranian or Chinese, may have played some role.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then there was Wee Wo,—he was a little Chinese chap, and we used to send him down the chimneys to open front doors for us.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Rich natives and Chinese lost large sums of money, the total of which cannot be ascertained.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Besides, we now know that the plant which furnishes the Chinese tobacco is even said to grow wild in the East Indies.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Truly, with four or five thousand Chinese, the community would be well served and the country free from danger.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various