Zebec
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of xebec. alt-of, alternative
"Soon after this time he [John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent] was put into the Experiment as acting captain, on account of a ſhort indiſpoſition which attacked ſir Richard Strachan, and ſignalized himſelf in the moſt remarkable manner during an action with a very large zebec, carrying 26 heavy guns and 400 men."
- 1 A Balkan surname from Serbo-Croatian.
Example
More examples"Soon after this time he [John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent] was put into the Experiment as acting captain, on account of a ſhort indiſpoſition which attacked ſir Richard Strachan, and ſignalized himſelf in the moſt remarkable manner during an action with a very large zebec, carrying 26 heavy guns and 400 men."
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Zebec.
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