Spinnaker vs. Jenkins

Spinnakernoun

(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

Spinnakernoun

A large triangular sail set upon a boom, - used when running before the wind.

Spinnakernoun

large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind, i.e. with the wind 90–180° off bow.

Jenkinsnoun

A name of contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social or official life; as, the Jenkins employed by a newspaper.