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noun
1.
Nautical.
a.
a two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts.
b.
(formerly, in the U.S. Navy) an armed brig-rigged or brigantine-rigged vessel.
c.
the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined.
2.
a place of confinement or detention, especially in the U.S. Navy or Marines; guardhouse.
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Brig
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| brig2 (brɪɡ) | |
| —n | |
| a Scot and northern English word for a bridge | |
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Word Origin & History
brig
1720, colloquial shortening of brigantine (q.v.). Apparently such vessels being used for prison ships led to extended meaning "a jail," first recorded 1852.
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Slang Dictionary
brig definition[brɪg]
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| brig brigade |
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