The Collaborative International Dictionary
Drabbler
Drabbler \Drab"bler\, n. (Naut.) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop.
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drabbler
n. (context nautical English) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth or more drop.
Usage examples of "drabbler".
Bonnets, drabblers, save-ails - the whole shooting-match - but even so he would have been caught if the privateer had not split her foresail in a late evening gust.