brigantine

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brigantine2 †small vessel attending on larger ships XVI; two-masted vessel XVII. — F. brigantin — It. brigantino, f. brigante; see BRIGAND, -INE2.

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brigantine

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brig·an·tine / ˈbrigənˌtēn/ • n. a two-masted sailing ship with a square-rigged foremast and a fore-and-aft-rigged mainmast.

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