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brig

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) brig (noun)
  2. 2) brig (noun)
  3. 3) brig (abbreviation)
  4. Brig Gen (abbreviation)
  5. cutter brig (noun)
  6. gun brig (noun)
  7. hermaphrodite brig (noun)
  8. jackass brig (noun)

1brig

noun \ˈbrig\

Definition of BRIG

: a 2-masted square-rigged ship

Illustration of BRIG

Origin of BRIG

short for brigantine
First Known Use: 1712

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with BRIG

big, cig, dig, fig, gig, grig, jig, pig, prig, rig, sprig, swig, trig, twig, vig, Whig, wig, zig

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