单词 | powder-hoy |
释义 | > as lemmaspowder-hoy powder-hoy n. now historical a small sailing vessel for carrying gunpowder from shore to a warship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > tender or supply vessel victuallera1572 handmaid1599 magazine ship1617 magazine1624 victualling-ship1665 tender1675 storeship1693 supply ship1778 foraging-ship1809 supply boat1823 powder-hoy1867 oiler1916 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Powder-hoy, an ordnance vessel expressly fitted to convey powder from the land magazine to a ship; it invariably carries a red distinguishing flag. 1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) vii. 193 I ask him to have a powder-hoy, a loaded powder-hoy, ready for me when the squadron arrives. < as lemmas |
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