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noun • a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand • a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel | ||||||||
25% | 12 | A triangular sail set above the royal sail on a square-rigged ship | ||||||
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24% | 14 | Navigating with the sail positioned in order to sail as directly into the wind as possible | ||||||
adverb • nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming | ||||||||
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