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sheet [ sheet ]


noun  (plural sheets)
Definition:
 
rope for changing sail's position: a rope or line attached to a bottom corner of a sail and used to change the sail's position



plural noun sheets 
Definition:
 
spaces at bow and stern: the spaces in the bow and stern of an open boat that are not occupied by the seats

[ Old English scēata "corner, lower part of a sail" < Germanic]
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