Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sail whose head is shaped like the head of a jib. See
jib-headed .
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Examples
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"Not in heavy weather, certainly," said Bob; "but give us weather in which we can carry a topsail, even if it's no more nor a jib-header, and
For Treasure Bound Harry Collingwood 1886
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