fishing smack
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noun
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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Origin of fishing smack
First recorded in 1775–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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Historical Examples of fishing smack
I inquired anxiously, thinking of the deep bottom and steep sides of the fishing-smack.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in RgenElizabeth von Arnim
Naturally, I didnt connect that sailboat with the fishing-smack.
Peter Cotterell's TreasureRupert 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 TrawlerR.M. Ballantyne
He had scarcely spoken when Lavender called attention to a fishing-smack that was apparently making for the harbor.
He had picked up no fishing-smack, and he answered no letters about it.
The Last HopeHenry Seton Merriman