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Noun: gaff-headed sail
  1. A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
    "The sailors hoisted the gaff-headed sail to catch the afternoon breeze";
    - gaffsail

Derived forms: gaff-headed sails

Type of: fore-and-aft sail

Part of: sailing ship, sailing vessel