jackass bark

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noun Nautical.

a barkentine square-rigged on the mainmast above a gaff mainsail.

Also called four-masted brig. a sailing ship having four or more masts, the foremast and mainmast being wholly square-rigged, the others being fore-and-aft-rigged.

any sailing ship of three or more masts carrying an otherwise nameless rig.

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Origin of jackass bark

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby jackass bark

“Jack and Jill”, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, jack arch, jackaroo, jackass, jackass bark, jackass brig, jackass gunter, jackass penguin, jackass rig, jackatar

How to use jackass bark in a sentence

A bottle of the Martinelli Jackass Hill 2010 Zinfandel costs about $100—if you can find it.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards|Clive Irving|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And those who take issue with the ice bucket challenge have found an unexpected spokesperson in Jackass alum Steve-O.
#IceBucketChallenge Wisdom From 'Jackass' Steve-O|Kevin Zawacki|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A neighborhood dog had begun to bark, and they were worried about the police coming.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Granted, in Siberia they had a lack of calories while we had a limited number of seats in the yard to watch ‘Jackass Part II’.
Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The wire is long gone, but a rusted snag remains entombed in the bark.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches|ProPublica|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A primitive savage makes a bow and arrow in a day: it takes him a fortnight to make a bark canoe.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
As I came near the house, the dogs began to bark, just as I discovered my horse tied to a tree.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Suddenly the spaniel leapt up with that feverish, spider-like activity of the toy species and began to bark.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The dog gave a short bark, and looked to the front, as if to say, "Look out—trouble ahead."
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
So with a fearful growl, and a bark that might have frightened a lion, Bravo made a leap and a spring after poor little Downy.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various