1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Burgee

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Burgee

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BURGEE (of unknown origin), a small three-cornered or swallow-tailed flag or pennant used by yachts or merchant vessels; also a kind of small coal burnt in engine furnaces.