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GHRIME-SAIL

\d͡ʒˌiːˈe͡ɪt͡ʃɹˈa͡ɪmsˈe͡ɪl], \d‍ʒˌiːˈe‍ɪt‍ʃɹˈa‍ɪmsˈe‍ɪl], \dʒ_ˌiː__ˈeɪ_tʃ_ɹ_ˈaɪ_m_s_ˈeɪ_l]\

Definitions of GHRIME-SAIL

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Naut.) Old name for a smokesail, i.e. one so hoisted as to prevent the smoke from the galley blowing on to the quarter-deck.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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