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HERMAPHRODITE BRIG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hermaphrodite brig mean?
• HERMAPHRODITE BRIG (noun)
The noun HERMAPHRODITE BRIG has 1 sense:
1. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
Familiarity information: HERMAPHRODITE BRIG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
brigantine; hermaphrodite brig
Hypernyms ("hermaphrodite brig" is a kind of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
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