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drogher

[ droh-ger ]

/ ˈdroʊ gər /

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noun

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

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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

Words nearby drogher

drizzle cake, drm, drnovsek, drobny, drogheda, drogher, drogue, drogue parachute, droid, droit, droit de suite

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Example sentences from the Web for drogher

Away flew the drogher amid the roaring seas into the pitchy darkness, which now settled down over the ocean.
The Three Lieutenants|W.H.G. Kingston
The drogher was hired by the day, and the longer she was out the more he pocketed.
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
After due discussion they hired a drogher, a country vessel employed in running between the surrounding islands and islets.
The Three Lieutenants|W.H.G. Kingston

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

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