ZEBEC
\zˈɛbɛk], \zˈɛbɛk], \z_ˈɛ_b_ɛ_k]\
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A small threemasted ship, still seen in the Mediterranean; formerly used by Algerian pirates. Also, xebec.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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ZEBECK=Xebec (q.v.).
By Thomas Davidson
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