fishing smack

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

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First recorded in 1775–85

I inquired anxiously, thinking of the deep bottom and steep sides of the fishing-smack.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rgen|Elizabeth von Arnim
Naturally, I didnt connect that sailboat with the fishing-smack.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure|Rupert Sargent Holland
One day a fishing-smack was on the eve of quitting the Short Blue fleet for its little holiday of a week in port.
The Young Trawler|R.M. Ballantyne
He had scarcely spoken when Lavender called attention to a fishing-smack that was apparently making for the harbor.
Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873.|Various

He had picked up no fishing-smack, and he answered no letters about it.
The Last Hope|Henry Seton Merriman