raceabout
[ reys-uh-bout ]
/ ˈreɪs əˌbaʊt /
noun
a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
Nearby words
- race-horse,
- race-riot,
- race-track,
- race-walk,
- raceable,
- racecar,
- racecard,
- racecourse,
- racegoer,
- racehorse
Origin of raceabout
1895–1900, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase race about
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