hermaphrodite brig

noun

a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast.

Also called brigantine.

Origin

1830-40

British Dictionary definitions for hermaphrodite brig

noun

a sailing vessel with two masts, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the aftermast Also called brigantine