fishing smack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fishing smack
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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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
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
In 1867 a fishing smack set sail from Boston; among its crew was a Portuguese called James Brown.
From Time Magazine Archive
We next shifted to Morecambe, where we passed a very profitable week, and then embarked in a fishing smack which was returning to Fleetwood.
From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
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