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crossjack

Pronunciation:  'kros`jak

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 Definition: [n]  the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast
 
 Synonyms: mizzen course
 
 See Also: canvas, canvass, sail, sheet

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cross"jack`\ (kr?s"j?k` or kr?"j?k`), n. (Naut.)
The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast.

 

 

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