foregaff

Etymology

From fore- + gaff.

foregaff means the gaff (spar that controls a gaff-rigged sail) that controls a gaff-rigged foresail. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

The gaff (spar that controls a gaff-rigged sail) that controls a gaff-rigged foresail.“Schooner Gracie M. Filer lost foregaff in a blow on Lake Michigan.”