fishing smack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fishing smack
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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The Nazis almost caught him, but he escaped to Sweden in a fishing smack.
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
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
Oh, Ma, Jack has come up halfway to meet Pa. I guess he was coming up to see if Pa had forgotten about going down to look at the new fishing smack.
From Princess Polly At Play by Brooks, Amy
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