Symonditen.
/ˈsɪməndʌɪt/ Now Historical.
A small warship designed by Sir William Symonds in his capacity as surveyor to the Royal Navy.
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1927 B. M. Chambers Salt Junk iv. 27 The Eurydice was what was known as a Symonite [sic] or Jackass frigate, i.e., something between a sloop and a frigate.
1932 A. H. Long Round the Bill 9 She was a good little boat, about seven feet beam, drew three feet six inches, and had a regular Symondite bottom, like the America.
1935 H. I. Chapelle Hist. Amer. Sailing Ships 156 As a class, the Symondites were very unsteady gun-platforms.
1957 Mariner's Mirror 43 337 For rolling, pitching and lee-lurches the Symondites beat the lot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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