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topsail

Today it means: A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship. Full definition →

Middle English topsail

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topsail · noun¹

Middle English · inherited fromtopsail
English todaytopsail

From Middle English topsail, topsayl, topseyle, topsaill, equivalent to top + sail.

Topsail · proper noun²

Most likely named after Topsail Head.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.