XEBEC, OR ZEBEC. A small three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean,
distinguished from all other European vessels by the great projection of
her bow and overhanging of her stern. Being generally equipped as a
corsair, the xebec was constructed with a narrow floor, for speed, and
of great breadth, to enable her to carry a great press of sail. On the
Barbary coast the xebec rig was deemed to vary from the felucca, which
in hull is the same, by having the fore-mast square-rigged.
XERAFEEM. A Malabar coin of the value of 1_s._ 4_d._ sterling.
XEROONITZ. A Russian coin of two roubles, or 9_s._ sterling.
XERO-POTAMO. A term common on the coasts of Greece for fiumare, or
torrents, which are dry at certain seasons.
XUGIA. The second bank of rowers in an ancient trireme.
XYLOSTROMA. Oak-leather, a peculiar fungus found within growing oaks.