A boat used for fishing with a drift net; a drifter (drifter, n. c). English regional (Cornwall) in later use.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > drifter (4) drover1584 A boat used for fishing with a drift net; a drifter (drifter, n. c). English regional (Cornwall) in later use. drivera1643 A boat equipped with a drift net for catching herring, mackerel, or pilchard. (see drift, n. 11b); a person who fishes on such a boat. Cf. drive, v.… drift-boat1851 a boat for fishing with a drift-net. drifter1883 A boat or man engaged in fishing with a drift-net. Also, a fishing-vessel or other small boat used by the Royal Navy, esp. in wartime, for… |
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