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brigantine

brig.an.tine \'brig-*n-.te-n\ n [MF brigantin, fr. OIt brigantino, fr. 
   brigante] 1: a 2-masted square-rigged ship differing from a brig in not 
   carrying a sq uare mainsail 2: HERMAPHRODITE BRIG