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- noun Plural form of
tops'l .
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Examples
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Two masts, ketch rig with tops'ls, three goddamn jibs - strewth, I know what I make of that!
The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992
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She was hull-lown but I could see her tops'ls, sir.
Hornblower And The Hotspur Forester, C. S. 1962
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"I see you've taken in the tops'ls, Mr Harcourt," remarked Hornblower, venturing on ticklish ground.
Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958
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"She hasn't set her tops'ls yet, My Lord," said Gerard, his telescope still to his eye.
Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958
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'Twas blowing a strong breeze, with light canvas all in aloft, and a single reef in the tops'ls; but fine enough for the Channel, except the rain -- when what does I see but the "Green Hand" on the weather quarter-deck, holding on by the belaying-pins, with a yumbrella over his head.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various
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"Hands reef tops'ls!" shouted the commander almost on the instant he gained the poop, following this up by the command, "Topmen aloft -- take in one reef -- way aloft!"
Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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Oi heerd the bo'sun poipe to ` make sail, 'an' the order guv 'way aloft, lay out on the yards an' loose tops'ls.
Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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"Watch, reef tops'ls!" he shouted even louder than before.
Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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"She's a great boat," said Colin to one of the men near him; "I shouldn't have thought she could have stood the tops'ls."
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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Don't he know he needs tops'ls to beat up aslant of this gale and get into the shelter of the Head?
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod James A. Cooper 1917
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