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Definition of Drogher
1. n. A small craft used in the West India Islands to take off sugars, rum, etc., to the merchantmen; also, a vessel for transporting lumber, cotton, etc., coastwise; as, a lumber drogher.
Definition of Drogher
1. Noun. A small craft for transporting goods to or from shore. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drogher
1. droger [n -S] - See also: droger
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drogher
Literary usage of Drogher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sketches and Recollections of the West Indies (1828)
"A large sloop, (drogher,) armed with 'six guns, had arrived during the night,
deeply laden with sugar and rum, from Prince Rupert's bay, and had anchored, ..."
2. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1910)
"At day light a drogher, laden with tobacco, was seen standing along shore, and
our anchor was immediately taken up and sail set for the pursuit, ..."
3. Vision: A Magazine for Youth (1890)
"The Alpha was lying nearest the shore, so the drogher went to her first, and as
she neared the Alpha our Captain showed signs of nervousness. ..."
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