A variant spelling of barquantine, referring to the same three-masted ship design with square-rigging on only the front mast.
An alternative English spelling of 'barquantine,' derived from the same Spanish 'barcantina' roots. Both spellings coexist in English maritime literature, with 'barquantine' being more common in modern usage.
Spelling variations like this are common in maritime English because sailors from different nations mixed nautical vocabulary—Spanish, Dutch, French, and English ships and terminology all blended together during the Age of Exploration.
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