A triangular sail hoisted upon a stay.
·noun Any sail extended on a stay. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A storm-sail set between the fore and main masts. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A fore-and-aft sail of various shapes set on the mizen stay. ...
See bowsprit-netting. ...
The stay on which a staysail is set. ...
A designation of inexperienced officers, who are troublesome to the watch by constantly calling it u...