Polacre (noun) (historic)
pol-ayk-r
A sailing vessel with three (or occasionally two) masts which are formed from a single spar.
Early 17th century. Origin uncertain, with regard to both immediate etymon and ultimate source.
Example sentences
“They sailed in on the polacre at the docks.”
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