leg-of-mutton

[ leg-uh-muht-n, -uh v- ]

/ ˈlɛg əˈmʌt n, -əv- /

having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton: leg-of-mutton sail; a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves.

Origin of leg-of-mutton

First recorded in 1830–40

leg rope, leg stump, leg up, a, leg warmer, leg-break, leg-of-mutton, leg-pull, leg., legacy, legal, legal age

The canoes were rigged with one or two pole masts with leg-of-mutton sails stepped in thwarts.

The Migrations of an American Boat Type |Howard I. Chapelle
Some of the boats carried lateen, or leg-of-mutton sails, which are used more than any other on the Mediterranean.

Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal |Oliver Optic
A leg-of-mutton sail requires a tall mast, which some canoeists regard as a serious objection.

Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 |Various
The sails most commonly used on canoes are the leg-of-mutton sail and the standing lug.

Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 |Various

This was a triangular or “leg-of-mutton” affair, of the dimensions given in Fig. 222.

The Scientific American Boy |A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

leg-of-mutton

(modifier) (of a sail, sleeve, etc) tapering sharply or having a triangular profile