ringtail

Ring"tail`, n. 1. (Zoöl.) Defn: A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. 2. (Naut.) Defn: A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail. Ringtail boom (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail.

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