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Cogs (watercraft)

Scope note

Bottom-based merchant ships of the 13th to the 15th century, clinker-built with rounded bow and stern, fore and after castles, and very broad in the beam; occasionaly used as warships. OCSS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232923

Broader Terms used

<bottom-based watercraft>

Term used for

cogboats

Equivalent Terms used

cog (watercraft)

Created

13yrs ago

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