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xebec.

A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈziːbɛk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈzibɛk/General-American/zɪˈbɛk/General-American
  1. A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.

Where this word comes from

From French chebec, from Spanish xabeque or Catalan xabec or Italian sciabecco, from Arabic شُبَّاك (šubbāk, “fishing-net”). Not to confuse with the sambuq, an Indian-Sea vessel.

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