lasket

(ˈlæskɪt)

(Nautical Terms) a loop at the foot of a sail onto which an extra sail may be fastened

[C18: perhaps an alteration of French lacet latchet, through the influence of gasket]

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Deborah Mountain (Edwards Geldard), Claire Lasket (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Jill Sandford (PKF), Beverley Garlick (Begbies Traynor), Dr Vincent Crosby (Hayward House), Ruth Knight, Fraser Brown (Bibby Factors Leicester Ltd), Pip Dawkins (Nelsons), Arvindar Singh-Sall (PricewaterhouseCoopers