tonner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tonner
1850–55; in parasynthetic compounds formed from ton 1 and a quantifier; see -er 1
Example Sentences
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He sold the little five tonner he had formerly possessed, and purchased the Seabird.
From Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
It'ud take a ten-thousand tonner with fathoms to spare right away up to the mooring berth.
From The Man in the Twilight by Cullum, Ridgwell
"Boosh, tonner and blitzen, der rain not hurt yer ole gig!"
From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge
A big old Bartson Cruiser tumbled by end over end, a thousand tonner, the largest ship he had seen in here so far.
From The Graveyard of Space by Marlowe, Stephen
She's a sixty tonner and by God! fit to cross the Atlantic!
From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Savage, Richard
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