Today's word is "FUKSHEET".

Three Small Brigantines, by Claus Heinecke

1. sail attached to foremast of ship

ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
While the origin of this word is uncertain, although it is possibly Old Norse meaning 'some kind of sail; a jib, a stay-sail'. This loanword first appeared in 1465 in Manners and Household Expenses of England and remained in the written sources until the end of the 16th century.

PRONUNCIATION:
fuhk \ˈshēt\

USAGE:

"Fuk was an old Middle English word for a sail, and in particular the foremost sail on a ship. A fukmast, ultimately, is a ship’s foremast, while the fuksheet or fuksail is the sail attached to the ship’s fukmast.”

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SYNONYMS:

1. foresail

ANTONYMS:
none known

SCRABBLE SCORE
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