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Definition of Topgallants
1. topgallant [n] - See also: topgallant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Topgallants
Literary usage of Topgallants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1903)
"When the wind abated somewhat we set reefed topsails, and later shook out the
reefs and set topgallants.iils, making ten knots. ..."
2. Tracts and Other Papers Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and by Peter Force (1844)
"... they must cut girdles and part as good friends as they may : Nor must it be
taken offensively, that when Kings are hailing up their topgallants, ..."
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