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raceabout

American  
[reys-uh-bout] / ˈreɪs əˌbaʊt /

noun

  1. a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.

Etymology

Origin of raceabout

1895–1900, noun use of verb phrase race about

Example Sentences

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And a fully restored 1910 Simplex raceabout, with double-chain drive and 90-h.p. engine, was offered for a thumping $9,500 v. about $6,000 new.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meantime, pictures of Mussolini in his raceabout appeared all over the world last week, except in Italy.

From Time Magazine Archive

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