drogher

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Nothing had been seen of the drogher, and Jack and Adair agreed that should she not appear in two or three days they would get leave to go in search of her.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald

Needham is a prime seaman, and he will have done what was possible to keep the drogher afloat, though they were sadly short-handed, I own.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald

Their surprise and their swearing appeared to me alarmingly unaffected; with a most imbecile alacrity they exerted themselves, with small spars and boathooks, to push the drogher off.

From Romance by Conrad, Joseph

Howsoever, matey, it can’t be helped, and you had better up with the port studding-sails, hang out all the rags, and make the old drogher walk.”

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 Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)

The drogher was hired by the day, and the longer she was out the more he pocketed.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald