| ringtail | 1. <zoology> A bird having a distinct band of colour across the tail, as the hen harrier. 2. A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; called also ringsail. Ringtail boom, a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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