t'garns'l

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t'garns'l (plural t'garns'ls)

  1. (nautical, slang) Alternative spelling of topgallant sail
    • 1896, William Clark Russell, The Convict Ship:
      Smite me if I haven't been swearing you was a gentleman born and bred ever since I first lugged you out of the t'garns'l.
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