lug

• Gibcrokes and recons were local and less frequent names, and the folks who in their dialect called the lug-pole a gallows-balke called the pothooks gallows-crooks. —  Home Life in Colonial Days
• On the other hand, a bolt should not be slack in its hole, as, in such a case, it may work sideways and split the spar, not to speak of throwing out of adjustment the wires leading from the lug or socket under the bolt-head WASHERS.--Under the bolt-head, and also under the nut, a washer must be placed--a very large washer compared with the size which would be used in all-metal construction. —  The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition
• The best kind of sail is the lug, which is an elongated square sail--shown in the accompanying illustration Most of our fishing-boats are provided with lug-sails, and on this account are styled luggers. —  Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships
• So true is it that godliness is profitable for the life which now is as well as for that which is to come A model boat should be rigged with only one mast and lug-sail, or with two masts and sails at the most. —  Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships
• The "Rob Roy" has, however, the addition of a small mast, a lug-sail, and a jib. —  Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships

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