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Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds.

Windmill :: Windmill (n.) A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft..

Sprite :: Sprit (v. i.) A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate..

Tender :: Tender (superl.) Heeling over too easily when under sail; -- said of a vessel.

Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well; the sails of a ship draw well..

After-sails :: After-sails (n.) The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast..

Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles..

Dandy :: Dandy (n.) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen..

Boat :: Boat (n.) A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail..

Reef :: Reef (v. t.) To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.

Sail :: Sail (v. t.) To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force..

Galleon :: Galleon (n.) A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel..

Fore-topsail :: Fore-topsail (n.) See Sail.

Coasting :: Coasting (n.) A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade..

Coaster :: Coaster (n.) One who sails near the shore.

Tattoo :: Tattoo (n.) An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized nations, especially by sailors..

Full-blown :: Full-blown (a.) Fully distended with wind, as a sail..

Clue :: Clue (n.) A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.

Crossjack :: Crossjack (n.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast..

Hoist :: Hoist (v. t.) To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight..

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