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▪ I. sonder, a. and n. U.S.|ˈzɒndə(r)| [f. G. sonderklasse special class.] A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or designating a class of small racing yachts. B. n. A yacht of this class.
1909N.Y. Even. Post 9 Sept. 3/3 The Sonder yachtsmen, both victors and vanquished, were received by President Taft today. 1913C. W. Ernst Letter (MS.), Our yachtsmen, since 1907, talk of ‘sonder-boats’, sonder class, sonder race,—meaning certain boats recognised by the International Yacht Racing Union. 1917Rudder Apr. 328/1 Fred M. Hoyt is to have a Marconi rig put upon his sonder boat Skeezix. There are a few sonders left at Marblehead and the innovation will be watched with much interest. 1948R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 695/2 Sonder, a class of small yacht originated in Germany, in which the sum of the waterline length, extreme beam, and extreme draft must not be greater than 32 ft. ▪ II. sonder obs. f. sooner (soon adv.), and sunder. |