English dictionary
trysail
/'tr/aI/,s/eI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A fore- and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the <i>trysail mast</i>, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also <i>spencer</i>.
Source: webster1913