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polacre

/ pəʊˈlɑːkə; pəʊˈlækə /

noun

  1. a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polacre1

C17: from either French polacre or Italian polacca Pole or Polish; origin unknown

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Example Sentences

Let them but point a finger at us, and we will tow their Austrian polacre out into the bay, and burn her before their eyes.

While on the way thither she fell in with a polacre-rigged ship flying the Tripolitan colors.

Jose Ribas, the superseded mate of the polacre, demurred to this, and the grumbling amongst the crew increased.

I say, Benjie, my dear, I think I had better pull under the stern of the polacre to reconnoitre a bit.

Crack—another rally from the masked battery; the next minute, we had swept round the stern of the polacre, and were alongside.

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