wind ship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wind ship
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Well, 'stead of a water ship, I'm going to make a wind ship that will go on land.
From Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's by Hope, Laura Lee
Her one last chance of keeping up a little longer was to wind ship herself.
From The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 by Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby)
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