lugger

[ luhg-er ]

/ ˈlʌg ər /

noun Nautical.

a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts.

Words nearby lugger

lugar, luge, luger, luggage, luggage van, lugger, lugger topsail, luggie, lughnasadh, lughole, lugo

Origin of lugger

First recorded in 1785–95; lug(sail) + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for lugger

Away went the lugger before the gale with just a corner of the foresail hoisted.
The Lifeboat|R.M. Ballantyne
All the two thousand hooks pass four times through the hands of the men on the lugger.
Tommy Tregennis|Mary Elizabeth Phillips
They brought their boat right alongside the lugger just as the latter took the ground.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855|E. Keble Chatterton
But before your lugger comes in sight she must have been somewhere out of sight.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham

Dick observed that the lugger lay in such a position that she could easily slip out again, should danger threaten.
The Rival Crusoes|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for lugger

lugger

/ (ˈlʌɡə) /

noun

nautical a small working boat rigged with a lugsail

Word Origin for lugger

C18: from lugsail

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