To bagpipe the mizzen

To bagpipe the mizzen
Bagpipe Bag"pipe, v. t. To make to look like a bagpipe. [1913 Webster]

{To bagpipe the mizzen} (Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging. --Totten. [1913 Webster]


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  • Bagpipe — Bag pipe, v. t. To make to look like a bagpipe. [1913 Webster] {To bagpipe the mizzen} (Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging. Totten. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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