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fishing smack

American  

noun

  1. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.


Etymology

Origin of fishing smack

First recorded in 1775–85

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A 24-year-old Dalmatian sailor commanded the Partisans' only warship, the fishing smack Pioneer, whose eight men were armed with four rifles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Curtis described and gave the approximate position of the fishing smack on which he had supposedly interviewed the child's captors.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1867 a fishing smack set sail from Boston; among its crew was a Portuguese called James Brown.

From Time Magazine Archive

He started off toward the Orient in a fishing smack, taking with him a 19-year-old "admiral" decked out in a musical comedy sailor suit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yes; Weishelm had a fishing smack to pick them up.

From The Dark Star by Stevens, William Dodge

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