lugger

[ luhg-er ]

/ ˈlʌg ər /

noun Nautical.

a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts.

Origin of lugger

First recorded in 1785–95; lug(sail) + -er¹

Words nearby lugger

luge, Luger, lug foresail, luggage, luggage van, lugger, lugger topsail, luggie, Lughnasadh, lughole, lug nut

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Example sentences from the Web for lugger

Away went the lugger before the gale with just a corner of the foresail hoisted.
The Lifeboat|R.M. Ballantyne
All the two thousand hooks pass four times through the hands of the men on the lugger.
Tommy Tregennis|Mary Elizabeth Phillips
They brought their boat right alongside the lugger just as the latter took the ground.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855|E. Keble Chatterton
But before your lugger comes in sight she must have been somewhere out of sight.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham

Dick observed that the lugger lay in such a position that she could easily slip out again, should danger threaten.
The Rival Crusoes|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for lugger

lugger

/ (ˈlʌɡə) /

noun

nautical a small working boat rigged with a lugsail

Word Origin for lugger

C18: from lugsail

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	lugger
释义	lugger [ luhg-er ] / ˈlʌg ər / noun Nautical. a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts. Origin of lugger First recorded in 1785–95; lug(sail) + -er¹ Words nearby lugger luge, Luger, lug foresail, luggage, luggage van, lugger, lugger topsail, luggie, Lughnasadh, lughole, lug nut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lugger Away went the lugger before the gale with just a corner of the foresail hoisted. The Lifeboat\|R.M. Ballantyne All the two thousand hooks pass four times through the hands of the men on the lugger. Tommy Tregennis\|Mary Elizabeth Phillips They brought their boat right alongside the lugger just as the latter took the ground. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855\|E. Keble Chatterton But before your lugger comes in sight she must have been somewhere out of sight. The Smuggler's Cave\|George A. Birmingham Dick observed that the lugger lay in such a position that she could easily slip out again, should danger threaten. The Rival Crusoes\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for lugger lugger / (ˈlʌɡə) / noun nautical a small working boat rigged with a lugsail Word Origin for lugger C18: from lugsail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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