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Where does “gaîffe-tâp-séle” come from?

gaîffe-tâp-séle (Norman) comes from English gaff-topsail — A small triangular sail having its foot extended...

gaîffe-tâp-séle (Norman): gaff-topsail

Definitions

  1. gaff-topsail

Ancestry of “gaîffe-tâp-séle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgaff-topsailA small triangular sail having its foot extended...
Every word from English gaff-topsail →