This section is from the book "The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia", by Luke Hebert. Also available from Amazon: Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia.
A small vessel furnished with one mast, the main sail of which is attached to a gaff above, to the mast on its foremost edge. and to a boom below. It differs from a cutter by having a fixed steeving bowsprit, and a jib-stay; the sails are also less in proportion to the size of the vessel.
 
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