sloop rig

American  

noun

1. gaff-topsail catfish.

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Etymology

Origin of sloop rig

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The Lighter is a small, rough, clumsy species of coasting-vessel, usually of the sloop rig.

From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

By studying the drawing the worker will see that the sloop rig differs from the cutter rig only in that she carries a single sail forward of her mast.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)

There is the cutter rig, yawl rig, sloop rig, and the ketch rig.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)