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stunsail

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stunsail, stuns'l [ˈstʌnsəl]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) another word for studdingsail


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Walking the deck with quick, side-lunging strides, Ahab commanded the t'gallant sails and royals to be set, and every stunsail spread.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
But the rest of her crew being at last safe aboard, she crowded all sail --stunsail on stunsail --after the missing boat; kindling a fire in her try-pots for a beacon; and every other man aloft on the look-out.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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