What is 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 called?
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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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