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cat-rigged

cat-rigged adjective: having one great fore-and-aft mainsail spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot, for smooth water only.

Adjective

cat-rigged (not comparable)

  1. Having one great fore-and-aft mainsail spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot, for smooth water only.

Questions about cat-rigged

What does cat-rigged mean?
Cat-rigged means having one great fore-and-aft mainsail spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot, for smooth water only.
What part of speech is cat-rigged?
Cat-rigged is an adjective.

Words near cat-rigged in the dictionary

  1. cat-o'-nine
  2. cat-o'-nine-tails
  3. cat-o-nine
  4. cat-o-nines
  5. cat-proof
  6. cat-rigged
  7. cat-salt
  8. cat-sat
  9. cat-scratch disease
  10. cat-scratch fever
  11. cat-shy

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