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SAIL , the See also:English See also:equivalent of the See also:common See also:Teutonic word for one of the two universal means of propulsion of a See also:vessel through the See also:water, the other being the See also:oar (q.v.) . For the various types of sail see See also:RIGGING, and for the textile material used see See also:SAILCLOTH below . The origin of the O . Eng. segl or segel and its cognates, e.g . Dutch zeil, See also:Dan. seil, Ger . Segel, &c., is not known; it is certainly not connected with the See also:Lat. sagulum, cloak, See also:mantle . It may be derived from the Indo-See also:European See also:root sagh-, seen in See also:Sanskrit See also:salt, endure, the See also:idea being of that which bears up against or resists the See also:wind . |
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