jackass brig

noun Nautical.

a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of jackass brig

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby jackass brig

jackal, jackanapes, jackaroo, jackass, jackass bark, jackass brig, jackass gunter, jackass penguin, jackass rig, jackatar, jackboot
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