drogher

Example Sentences

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The next day and the next passed—the drogher did not appear, and the two captains became as anxious as were the three lieutenants to ascertain the fate of their midshipmen.

From The Three Lieutenants by Webb, Archibald

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

If that is not Desmond I’m a Dutchman, and the man sitting just abaft the stroke-oar is Dick Needham, who went with the youngsters in the drogher.

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

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 Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright