bagreef

bagreef
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: bag (II) + reef; from its use in preventing a large sail from bagging
1. : the lower reef of fore-and-aft sails
2. : a single reef in a square topsail

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  • Bagreef — Bag reef , n. [Bag + reef.] (Naut.) The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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