zebec
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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One of them gave us notice of a Mexican armed zebec ready to sail with treasure from Mexico for the Havannah.
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
They had not long to wait before they fell in with a large Spanish zebec, the Gamo, which, to the astonishment of the big ship, Lord Cochrane immediately attacked.
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew
We were taken possession of by the Gros Souris, a Spanish zebec with a long eighteen-pounder and seventy-five men.
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
The other vessels were a three-masted zebec with an English sloop which she had captured and a schooner.
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
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