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studding-sail

studding-sail is the alternative spelling of studdingsail.

Meaning of studdingsail

Noun

studdingsail (plural studdingsails)

  1. A sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship in order to increase the speed of the vessel.

Forms of studding-sail

pluralstudding-sails

Questions about studding-sail

What is studding-sail the alternative spelling of?
Studding-sail is the alternative spelling of studdingsail.

Words near studding-sail in the dictionary

  1. studdie
  2. studdies
  3. studding
  4. studding sail
  5. studding sails
  6. studding-sail
  7. studdings
  8. studdingsail
  9. studdingsails
  10. studdle
  11. studdled

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