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from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, an epithet noting a rig in which the square topsail is replaced by two smaller sails and yards, in order to lessen the labor of the crew and enable them to reduce sail with greater rapidity.
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The weight of the spar may be considered by some as objectionable, (an old argument against double-topsail yards).
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Various
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