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(n.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Xebec'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​x/xebec.html. 1828.
 
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