cutter-rigged
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cutter-rigged
First recorded in 1790–1800
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On a quiet summer evening, the Aurora, a 60ft cutter-rigged sloop, approaches the craggy shore of eastern Greenland, along what is known as the Forbidden Coast.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2017
Then to build a decked launch, which Pencroff would make cutter-rigged, and in which they could make voyages of circumnavigation—around the island; then, etc.
From The Mysterious Island by Stephen W. White
Sloop, slōōp, n. a light boat: a one-masted cutter-rigged vessel, differing from a cutter, according to old authorities, in having a fixed bowsprit and somewhat smaller sails in proportion to the hull.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
A sail for a model cutter-rigged yacht is shown in Fig.
From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Raymond F. (Raymond Francis) Yates
Ours was a twenty-ton, half-decked, cutter-rigged sort of thing, built for nothing in particular, and always used for everything.
From We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
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