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fishing smack

American

noun

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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

The news was got from a boat-load of half-drowned seamen picked up by an English fishing smack.

From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell

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