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bark
3 [bahrk]
–noun
| 1. | Nautical. a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on all but the aftermost mast, which is fore-and-aft-rigged. |
| 2. | Literary. a boat or sailing vessel. |
Also, barque.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME barke < OF barque ≪ LL barca, L *bārica, bāris < Gk bâris Egyptian barge < Coptic barī barge
1425–75; late ME barke < OF barque ≪ LL barca, L *bārica, bāris < Gk bâris Egyptian barge < Coptic barī barge

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barque (bärk) n. Variant of bark3. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Barque
Barque\, n. Same as 3d Bark, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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barque
sailing ship of three or more masts, the rear (mizzenmast) being rigged for a fore-and-aft rather than a square sail. Until fore-and-aft rigs were applied to large ships to reduce crew sizes, the term was often used for any small sailing vessel. In poetic use, a bark can be any sailing ship or boat.
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