drogher

[droh-ger]

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noun

a freight barge of the West Indies, rigged as a cutter or schooner.

Origin of drogher

1775–85; < Dutch drog(h)er ship for fishing and drying herring and mackerel, equivalent to drog(en) to dry + -er -er¹

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Related Words for drogher

shipper, emissary, courier, runner, envoy, agent, servant, carrier, messenger, transporter, porter, conveyor, internuncio, conveyer, drogher

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Historical Examples of drogher

The drogher was hired by the day, and the longer she was out the more he pocketed.
The Three Lieutenants
W.H.G. Kingston
The drogher spun round like a top, and off she flew before the hurricane.
The Three Lieutenants
W.H.G. Kingston
Still the drogher lay over on her side and gave no signs of righting.
The Three Lieutenants
W.H.G. Kingston
In the state of the sea, to get on board the drogher from the dinghy, was an operation too dangerous to be attempted.
Rattlin the Reefer
Edward Howard
There was no one else with us, the crew of the drogher being already on board to await our coming.
Romance
Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer