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lugger

[ luhg-er ]

noun

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


lugger

/ ˈlʌɡə /

noun

  1. nautical a small working boat rigged with a lugsail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lugger1

First recorded in 1785–95; lug(sail) + -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lugger1

C18: from lugsail
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Example Sentences

But I’d guess that, like me — smartphone addict, laptop lugger, owner of an electric car — you had no idea just how bad.

It took Victor some little time to comprehend that she had come in Beaudelet’s lugger, that she had come alone, and for no purpose but to rest.

The bank’s official logo is a Biloxi lugger boat, adopted in 1956.

Second, no backing up takes place unless the external drive is plugged into your computer — something to remember if you’re a laptop lugger.

They are the luggers of the clubs and the lifters of the spirit.

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