drogher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A West Indian coasting vessel, with long masts and lateen sails.
  2. Any small, slow craft, especially for transporting goods to or from shore.

Word forms

drogher droghers droger drogger

Etymology

From Middle French drogueur (“ship for catching and drying fish”), from Dutch drogher, droogher, from droogen (“to dry”).

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