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gaff-rigged

[ gaf-rigd ]

adjective

, Nautical.
  1. (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails.


gaff-rigged

adjective

  1. (of a sailing vessel) rigged with one or more gaffsails
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gaff-rigged1

First recorded in 1930–35

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