hermaphrodite brig

her·maph·ro·dite brig

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Definitions of hermaphrodite brig words

noun hermaphrodite brig a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast. 1
noun hermaphrodite brig a sailing vessel with two masts, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the aftermast 0
noun hermaphrodite brig a two-masted ship with a square-rigged foremast and a fore-and-aft-rigged mainmast 0
noun hermaphrodite brig (nautical) a two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail). As such it has a mix of the two main types of sail plan, hence the term hermaphrodite. 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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