drogher

Example Sentences

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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 Webb, Archibald

One fine day the drogher was driven out to sea, and never heard of a’terwards.

From Jacob Faithful by Marryat, Frederick

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

“The captain gives them three days more, and if the drogher does not appear at the end of that time, he intends to send the Tudor to look for them,” said Jack.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald

The same afternoon the adventurers got back to their drogher, the overseer having liberally supplied them with as much venison and fish as they could possibly consume.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald