GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Brig (), n. A bridge. [Scot.]  Burns.
   
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   Brig, n. [Shortened from Brigantine.] (Naut.) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.
   
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   Hermaphrodite brig, a two-masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.
   
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   Brig (?), n. [Origin unknown.] (Nav.) On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of confinement for offenders.
   
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