drogher
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“It proves, however, that the crew of the drogher must have been sober, or they could not have found their way clear of it.”
From The Three Lieutenants by Archibald Webb
But ye must see by this time, sir, the corvette had come down and rounded to on the weather beam of the drogher, acting like a screen for the schooner close under his lee.
From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
It was done, however, in a way, when Needham casting his eyes towards the shore, exclaimed— “The drogher is drifting—we must veer out more cable!”
From The Three Lieutenants by Archibald Webb
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
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