(see quot. 1627).

(a) something fixed or towed overboard to retard the motion of a ship; (b) a plug or other contrivance for making a joint watertight; (c) gen. (? nonc…

a floating wooden frame or the like, used to keep the ship's head to the wind in a gale or when dismasted (called also drag-, sea-anchor).

Nautical. A hooped canvas bag towed at the stern of a boat to prevent it from broaching to.

(a) (see quot. 1769); (b) = drift-anchor n. at drift, n. compounds 2.

a conical drag employed by vessels in rough weather.

(a) (originally) †a spritsail (obsolete); (later) a small sail set beneath a lower studdingsail, or under the boom of various other sails, often…