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stunsail
or stun·s'l
[ stuhn-suhl ]
stunsail
/ ˈstʌnsəl /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stunsail1
First recorded in 1755–65; syncopated variant of studdingsail
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Example Sentences
The mate gave a stamp on the deck, and kept her away a little to set a stunsail.
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Found the wind slight but for the first time quite fair in a due east, all the sails squared and also the stunsail out.
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By the time the Mary Jane got home, black Jack could set a stunsail, or furl a royal.
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