BARKENTINE


Meaning of BARKENTINE in English

n.

Variant: or bar · quen · tine

Pronunciation: ' bär-k ə n- ˌ t ē n

Function: noun

Etymology: 5 bark + -entine, alteration of -antine (as in brigantine )

Date: 1693

: a sailing ship of three or more masts with the foremast square-rigged and the others fore-and-aft rigged

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