drogher
Example Sentences
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The drogher was hired by the day, and the longer she was out the more he pocketed.
From The Three Lieutenants by Archibald Webb
In the state of the sea, to get on board the drogher from the dinghy, was an operation too dangerous to be attempted.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat
Then the drogher, getting herself clear, would proceed innocently to the custom-house steps, where all such coasters had to report themselves on arrival.
From Romance by Joseph Conrad
One fine day the drogher was driven out to sea, and never heard of a’terwards.
From Jacob Faithful by Frederick Marryat
Our motto in the little drogher yonder is to keep her afloat with the least possible bother to ourselves.
From The Recipe for Diamonds by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
