bugeye
noun
a ketch-rigged sailing vessel used on Chesapeake Bay.
bugeyes
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pluralof bugeye.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He had seen clam dredges bringing up bushels of soft-shelled, long-necked clams that the dredgers called "manos," and he had seen the famous Maryland "bugeyes" and "skip-jacks"—sailing craft used for dredging oysters.
From The Flying Stingaree by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
