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Naut.a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.[1880-85]
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jackass brig — noun : a brig rigged ship not setting a square mainsail and having a fore topmast and fore topgallant mast made of one spar * * * Naut. a two masted sailing vessel square rigged on the foremast with a fore and aft mainsail; brigantine. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
Jackass-barque — A jackass barque, sometimes spelled jackass bark, is a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts, of which the foremast is square rigged and the main is partially square rigged (topsail, topgallant, etc.) and partially fore and aft rigged (course). The … Wikipedia
jackass bark — Naut. 1. a barkentine square rigged on the mainmast above a gaff mainsail. 2. Also called four masted brig. a sailing ship having four or more masts, the foremast and mainmast being wholly square rigged, the others being fore and aft rigged. 3.… … Universalium
jackass bark — noun 1. : a 3 masted ship square rigged on the foremast, setting square topsails and topgallant sails over a fore and aft mainsail, and fore and aft rigged on the mizzen 2. : a 4 masted ship square rigged on the foremast and mainmast and gaff… … Useful english dictionary
four-masted brig — Naut. See jackass bark (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
four-masted brig — Naut. See jackass bark (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
main-topsail schooner — Naut. a two masted or three masted schooner having square topsails on the foremast and mainmast: a jackass brig or jackass bark. * * * … Universalium
main-topsail schooner — Naut. a two masted or three masted schooner having square topsails on the foremast and mainmast: a jackass brig or jackass bark … Useful english dictionary
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