gollywobbler

[ gol-ee-wob-ler ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a very large quadrilateral staysail set between the foremast and mainmast of a schooner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gollywobbler¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Other spring flavors include coffee toffee, which uses roasted coffee beans from Rise Up Coffee in Easton, chocolate chip cookie, cocoa dream, New Hampshire Maple, which uses maple syrup from Olivin’s in St. Michaels, and a gollywobbler sorbet, which uses sweet blackberry wine from the St. Michaels Winery.

From Washington Times