MUDIAN
\mjˈuːdi͡ən], \mjˈuːdiən], \m_j_ˈuː_d_iə_n]\
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(Naut.) A boat, peculiar to the Bermudas, of from two to twenty tons burden. Its stem and keel form a curved line, so that it draws much water aft; usually decked, and carries lead or iron ballast: rigged with a single mast in the bows, and setting a three-cornered mainsail, the hoist of which is sometimes three times the length of the keel ; its only other sail being a small foresail or jib. Unequalled in sailing to windward in smooth water.
By Henry Percy Smith
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