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‖ speronara|speroˈnara| Forms: α. 8–9 speronara, 9 -aro. β. 8–9 speronare. γ. 8–9 sparan-, sparonaro, 9 sparonara. [It.] A large rowing and sailing boat used in southern Italy and Malta. α1783Phil. Trans. LXXIII. 175, I had a pleasant voyage in my Maltese Speronara (which are excellent boats, and the boatmen very skilful). 1838H. G. Knight Normans in Sicily 135 The harbour only contains a few fishing-boats and speronaras. 1870Disraeli Lothair lxxi. 378 The boat was what is called a speronaro; an open boat worked with oars, but with a lateen sail at the same time when the breeze served. β1797Holcroft tr. Stolberg's Trav. IV. xcii, We went on board a speronare. 1836Marryat Midsh. Easy xviii, Let's get on board one of the speronares which come with fruit from Sicily. 1887Gunter Mr. Barnes i. 6 A score or so of feluccas and speronares from Sardinia and Sicily. γ1799Nelson 22 May in Nicolas Disp. (1846) VII. p. clxxxiii, Neither of the two Sparanaroes..having joined, I cannot send this for Palermo. 1823J. J. Blunt Vestiges Anc. Manners Italy ii. 33 A friend of mine who..had hired a sparonara to convey them from Naples to Rome. 1828Duppa Trav. Italy, etc. 202 Here we quitted Sicily, and took a Sparanaro to visit Stromboli. |