What does "mizzen" mean?
Mizzen: Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
Additional senses
- 2.The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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