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hermaphrodite brig

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hermaphrodite brig

 
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–noun
a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast.
Also called brigantine.

Origin:
1830–40
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hermaphrodite brig  
n.   Nautical
A two-masted vessel with a square-rigged foremast and a schooner-rigged mainmast.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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