spanker

1 "Let go the jib and spanker," he now shouted, in an energetic tone.

2 Fore t'gallant mast had gone like a carrot at the cap, and mizzen-mast head was so sprung that she wouldn't bear the spanker.

3 They had found the “spanker” of the Pandora floating about, with its boom and all the cordage attached.

4 Teachers were the judge, jury and spanker — all in one.

5 The spanker was set, with the mizzen and maintopmast staysail, and the helm put down to bring her round; but there was no racing of the cliffs to port.

6 And Alabama is a big spanker.

7 Took in the top-gallant sails, and reefed the topsails, and took in the jib and spanker.

8 “When she went about going up Channel once, her spanker pretty nigh swept away one of the towers of Calais, while her jibboom run right into Dover Castle.”

9 The jibs and spanker generally go up at once, because they are useful as an aid to steering.

10 Among her biggest Fifty-driven sellers: the Good Girl, Bad Girl package sporting a blindfold, feather spanker, feather whipper and wrist cuffs, all in "animal-friendly" leatherette.

11 After the inspectors had seen all the sails set and furled in detail, the topsails, top-gallant sails, and courses, with the jib and spanker, were set as usual, when the vessel got under way.

12 She will bear her spanker close reefed, and a hand's breadth of the jib, Mr. Howel.

13 Let us shake out the spanker and lie-to under that for the night.

14 At length he saw a flag whip from the spanker gaff.

15 Get a small pull of the spanker sheet!

16 The rest of the men can set to work to haul up the courses, take in the jib, and brail in the spanker.

17 The Young America had furled everything except her topsails, jib, and spanker.

18 Her capture having been effected, the barque lay hove-to under her spanker for the night.

19 "Up helm," roared he, through his speaking-trumpet, "clew up the lee braces of the topsail halyards; haul out the reef tackle and brail up the spanker."

20 I remember one day in a reefing job, the downhaul parted and came down on deck from the peak of the spanker.

1 了不起的人

blockbuster a bit of all right somebody peacherino

2 极好的东西

prize George stunner rattler clinker snorter

3 拍击者

flapper

4 飞跑的马

galloper

5 后桅

mizzen jiggermast jigger mizenmast

6 骏马

steed rattler courser crack