1.
[syn: bark, barque]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bark \Bark\, Barque \Barque\, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It.
barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge.]
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1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing
smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied
poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
--Byron.
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2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and
mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast
schooner-rigged.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barque \Barque\, n.
Same as 3d Bark, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
barque
n 1: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: bark,
barque]