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Definition of Raceabout
1. Noun. A small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail.
Definition of Raceabout
1. n. A small sloop-rigged racing yacht carrying about six hundred square feet of sail, distinguished from a knockabout by having a short bowsprit.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raceabout
Literary usage of Raceabout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rudder by Thomas Fleming Day (1912)
"The owner writes of her as follows : "The boat was designed as a tender to our
raceabout and has proven very successful in her two seasons' use. ..."
2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register For by Horace Greeley (1899)
"Among the most frequent winners of the season were: The Mongoose, a Boston
raceabout crack; the 25-foot catboat Wanda, designed by Herres- hoff, ..."
3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"... the replacing of the old body with a raceabout type is the most important
consideration in rejuvenating an old one, but usually the steering column has ..."
4. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1918)
"Drag Link and Connectors—The drag link, which in touring cars usually extends
directly fore-and-aft and in motor trucks and cars of the raceabout type ..."
5. Rudder by Thomas Fleming Day (1911)
"... for its size, 3887 afloat. Address owner, EF Hall, Champion Building, Atlantic
City, NJ * * * No. 3887—For Sale—raceabout Kestrel. ..."
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