barque

[ bahrk ]

noun
  1. a variant of bark3.

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British Dictionary definitions for barque

barque

esp US bark

/ (bɑːk) /


noun
  1. a sailing ship of three or more masts having the foremasts rigged square and the aftermast rigged fore-and-aft

  2. poetic any boat, esp a small sailing vessel

Origin of barque

1
C15: from Old French, from Old Provençal barca, from Late Latin, of unknown origin

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