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lugger
[ luhg-er ]
noun
- a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts.
lugger
/ ˈlʌɡə /
noun
- nautical a small working boat rigged with a lugsail
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lugger1
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Example Sentences
Hour after hour passed, and still the lugger went tearing through the dark waters.
The lugger tore through the water with a mass of foam at her bows, which came flying in sheets over the deck.
The men cheered, and rowed lustily, and soon the boat was within ten yards of the lugger, coming up to board at the side.
He bent back to gain impetus, and then hurled the barrel into the boat as she came within a yard of the side of the lugger.
The bullets were now whistling past the lugger, sometimes striking her sails, sometimes with a sharp tap hitting her hull or mast.
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