BRIGS

Noun

brigs

plural of brig

Source: Wiktionary


BRIG

Brig, n.

Definition: A bridge. [Scot.] Burns.

Brig, n. Etym: [Shortened from Brigantine.] (Naut.)

Definition: A two-masted, square-rigged vessel. Hermaphrodite brig, a two- masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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