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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bark \Bark\, Barque \Barque\, n. [F. barque, fr Sp or It barca, fr LL barca for barica. See {Barge}.] 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. 2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barque \Barque\, n. Same as 3d {Bark}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: barque n : a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: {bark}]
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