goosewinged

goosewinged [goos-wingd] Word Origin adjective Nautical.

1. (of a square sail) having the lee clew furled while the weather clew is held taut.
2. (of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) having the foresail and mainsail set on opposite sides.

Origin of goosewinged First recorded in 1865–70; goosewing + -ed3 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019