drogher
Example Sentences
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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 Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
I should never see the breathless dawn in the pondwater of Havana harbour, never be there with Seraphina close beside me in the little drogher.
From Romance by Conrad, Joseph
Still the drogher lay over on her side and gave no signs of righting.
From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald
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 Conrad, Joseph
Higson made a leap into the boat, which shoved off just as the drogher, giving a slight roll, sank from sight.
From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald
