n. [ Sp. jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. xabeco; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumbūk a small ship. ] (Naut.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow and stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or lateen sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Xebec \Xe"bec\ (z[=e]"b[e^]k), n. [Sp. jabegue, formerly spelt
xabeque, or Pg. xabeco; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of
Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumb[=u]k a small ship.]
(Naut.)
A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow and stern
and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting
merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or lateen
sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by
corsairs.
[1913 Webster]
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