Webster's English Dictionary

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brig

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  1. hermaphrodite brig    
 
1. brig \'brig\ n [short for brigantine] : a 2-masted square-rigged ship 
2. brig n [prob. fr. 1brig] : a temporary place (as on a ship) of 
   confinement for offenders in the U.s . Navy : GUARDHOUSE, PRISON
3. brig  chiefly Scot var of BRIDGE