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Word entry · 4 letters

brig

Best crossword clue

"Ship jail"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /bɹɪɡ/Part of speech nounSorted bgirStarts with BEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Jail or detention room, especially on a ship.

Word origin

Abbreviated from brigantine, from Italian brigantino; in sense “jail”, from the use of such ships as prisons.

Used in a sentence

  • Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, / And win the key-stane of the brig;

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