foresheet
Americannoun
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the sheet of a headsail.
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(used with a plural verb) foresheets, the space, in an open boat, in front of the foremost rower's seat.
noun
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the sheet of a foresail
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(plural) the part forward of the foremost thwart of a boat
Etymology
Origin of foresheet
Example Sentences
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And it's time to clear and quit When the hawser grips the bitt, So we'll pay you with the foresheet and a promise from the sea!
From Verses 1889-1896 by Kipling, Rudyard
In a quarter of an hour the boat was lying with her foresheet hauled over, and her helm down, within a hundred yards of the object of the long search of the whole party.
From The Lake Gun by Cooper, James Fenimore
Captin' on the bloomin' poop o' her, an' cook t' th' foresheet!
From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by Bone, David W.
Mark tightened the other foresheet, and they began to sail back again.
From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard
We’ll draw the foresheet, and stand in now, if you please.”
From Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend by Marryat, Frederick
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