Hermaphrodite brig

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hermaphrodite brig
    n 1: two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and
         fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast [syn: {brigantine},
         {hermaphrodite brig}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hermaphrodite \Her*maph"ro*dite\, a.
   Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite
   animal or flower.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Hermaphrodite brig}. (Naut.) See under {Brig}. --Totten.
      Hermaphroditic

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Brig \Brig\, n. [Shortened from {Brigantine}.] (Naut.)
   A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Hermaphrodite brig}, a two-masted vessel square-rigged
      forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in
      Appendix.
      [1913 Webster]

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