clipper-built
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of clipper-built
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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She was a pretty, clipper-built, sharp-looking craft, but had made a slower run even than ourselves.
From Letters from the Cape by Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady
"They are clipper-built, all of them," said the old don.
From The Heart's Secret; Or, the Fortunes of a Soldier: a Story of Love and the Low Latitudes. by Ballou, Maturin Murray
The clipper-built ship, designed to bring home the cargoes of tea in season to catch the early market, was the outcome of this trade.
From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
They got to the docks in time, and got on board that fast-sailing, clipper-built, never-beaten, always-healthy ship, the Flash of Lightning, 5,600 tons, A 1.
From The Three Clerks by Trollope, Anthony
There was a heap of betting on that round, and, of course, with that clipper-built straight of mine, I wasn't going to let any of 'em put it on me.
From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.
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