jackass bark

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.

Nearby words

jack-up rig, jackal, jackanapes, jackaroo, jackass, jackass bark, jackass brig, jackass gunter, jackass penguin, jackass rig, jackatar

Origin of jackass bark

First recorded in 1860–65