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barkentine

Syllabification: (bark·en·tine)
Pronunciation: /ˈbärkənˌtēn/

(Britishbarquentine)
Definition of barkentine

noun

  • a sailing ship similar to a bark but square-rigged only on the foremast.

Origin:

late 17th century: from bark3, on the pattern of brigantine

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