The Collaborative International Dictionary
Goosewinged
Goosewinged \Goose"winged`\, a. (Naut.)
Having a ``goosewing.''
Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.
Wiktionary
goosewinged
a. (context nautical English) Having a goosewing; said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other.
Usage examples of "goosewinged".
And so Hotspur came in under goosewinged foretopsail and storm mizzen staysail, round Berry Head, under the eyes of the Channel Fleet, to claw her way in towards Brixham pier and to roundto with her weary men furling the foretopsail and to drop her anchors while with a last effort they sent down the topmasts and Prowse and Hornblower took careful bearings to make sure she was not dragging.