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.

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Origin of jackass bark

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby jackass bark

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