Shoulder-of-mutton sail Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. (Naut.), a triangular sail carried on a boat's mast; so called from its shape.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.), a triangular sail of peculiar form. It is chiefly used to set on a boat's mast.
  2. (Naut.), a triangular sail carried on a boat's mast; so called from its shape.

Webster 1913