What does "goosewing" mean?
Goosewing: One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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