Baltimore clipper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Baltimore clipper
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The Loane Bros. started in 1815 as a maker of canvas sails on Baltimore's Bowley's Wharf for the famous Baltimore clipper ships in 1815.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 9, 2010
The Solway took 'em out of a Baltimore clipper and another rebel boat.
From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by Stoddard, W. O.
She proved to be a Baltimore clipper, and had endeavored to run away from us, taking us for the same craft we had supposed her to be.
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
Betsy was a craft, she was; a square-bilt, trim, well-ballasted craft, fore and aft; none of your sky-scraping, taut, Baltimore clipper, fair-weather, no-tonnage jigamarees!
From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge
By 1815 the name "Baltimore clipper" was taken all over the world to signify the highest type of merchant vessel that man's skill could design.
From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
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