cutter-rigged
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cutter-rigged
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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
She was full cutter-rigged, spreading hundreds of feet of canvas.
From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney
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 Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
There were several counts, including one with regard to the vessel being fitted with "arms for resistance," but the case turned on the question whether she was cutter-rigged or sloop-rigged.
From King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 by Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble)
This is a cutter-rigged boat, because it has three sails and only one mast.
From Esther Waters by Moore, George (George Augustus)
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