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Its Hoisted On A Brig In High Winds Crossword Clue

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noun

• A small, strong three-sided sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.

33%8 Site of the historic Brig o' Balgownie bridge
noun

• a town in western Washington

• a town in northeastern South Dakota

• a town in northeastern Maryland

• a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea

33%4Brig
noun

• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

verb

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

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