{ } n. [ F. barque, fr. Sp. or It. barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as 3d Bark, n. [ 1913 Webster ]