schooner-rigged

[ skoo-ner-rigd ]

/ ˈsku nərˌrɪgd /

rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.

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A large full-rigged ship requires a crew of thirty to thirty-six men; a schooner-rigged vessel needs from sixteen to twenty.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
Our ship was schooner-rigged and would carry about three tons.
A Texas Cow Boy|Chas. A. Siringo
The square-rigged ship, or bark, has been very largely replaced by the fore-and-aft, or schooner-rigged vessel.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
A small vessel propelled with oars and sails, of two, and even three masts, schooner-rigged.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

Like most of the pirate sloops-of-war, Stede Bonnet's Revenge was schooner-rigged.
The Black Buccaneer|Stephen W. Meader