fore-and-aft rig
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of fore-and-aft rig
First recorded in 1825–35
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Then he went on giving me explanations about the sail, and which was a lug-sail, what was meant by fore-and-aft rig, and a dozen other things, showing me the while too how to steer.
From Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas by Anonymous
It is a well-known fact that the fore-and-aft rig was best understood in America, where it had really been brought to perfection.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by Barnes, James
Technically speaking, the endangered vessel is not a ship, but a barque, as betokened by the fore-and-aft rig of her mizenmast.
From The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure by Reid, Mayne
Full-sail verse was beyond his skill, but he could manage the simpler fore-and-aft rig of Butler's octosyllabics.
From The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by Lowell, James Russell
The fore-and-aft rig in its simplicity and the beauty of its aspect under every angle of vision is, I believe, unapproachable.
From The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph
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