schooner

[ skoo-ner ]
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noun
  1. Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.: See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def. 2).

  2. a very tall glass, as for beer.

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Origin of schooner

1
1705–15, Americanism; perhaps scoon, variant of dial. scunscud1 (compare dialectal Swedish skunna,Old English scyndan) + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for schooner

schooner

/ (ˈskuːnə) /


noun
  1. a sailing vessel with at least two masts, with all lower sails rigged fore-and-aft, and with the main mast stepped aft

  2. British a large glass for sherry

  1. US, Canadian, Australian and NZ a large glass for beer

Origin of schooner

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C18: origin uncertain

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