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lugger

noun
lug·​ger | \ ˈlÉ™-gÉ™r How to pronounce lugger (audio) \

Definition of lugger

: a small fishing or coasting boat that carries one or more lugsails

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Examples of lugger in a Sentence

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 The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes. — Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, "Madisonville drew the boats and crowds for annual Wooden Boat Festival," 27 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of lugger

1757, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lugger

lugsail

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