单词 | jackass rig |
释义 | > as lemmasjackass rig jackass rig n. now historical a configuration of masts, sails, and spars which is reminiscent of, but slightly different to, the usual configuration for a particular type of sailing vessel; cf. jackass rigged adj.See also jackass schooner n., jackass barque n., jackass brig n. ΚΠ 1887 F. Marryat Driven to Bay I. viii. 116 In this old tub—which boasted a jackass rig—..Abel Coffin had gone in at the hawse holes and out at the cabin windows. 1919 Pacific Marine Rev. Oct. 119 Unable to place this boat's arrangement of sail mariners call it a ‘jackass’ rig. 1944 R. Gessner Treason x. 152 He knew a jackass rig on a brig handled better than a full rig. 2006 Maritime Manitowoc 1847–1947 (Wisconsin Maritime Mus.) ii. 39 The schooner Grand Haven is rigged with what was referred to as a ‘jackass rig’. < as lemmas |
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