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xebec |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Xebec \Xe"bec\ (z[=e]"b[e^]k), n. [Sp. jabegue formerly spelt xabeque or Pg xabeco both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf Per. sumbuk, Ar sumb[=u]k a small ship.] (Naut.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc It carries large square sails, or both Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs.
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