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Definition of "lugger" []

  • A small boat used for fishing, sailing, or coasting and having two or three masts, each with a lugsail, and two or three jibs set on the bowsprit. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lugger" in a sentence
  • "The lugger was a stranger, white, painted with a red mark, “very flash.”"
  • "The lugger was a beautiful boat, according to the idea of beauty that then prevailed, having been constructed by Mr George"
  • ""You think that fellow with the lugger was the captain?" asked Murray."