tore-outn.
/ˈtɔːraʊt/ A small inferior type of sailing-boat.
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tore-out1924
1924 Yachting Monthly Jan. 145/1 Wave was of the genus usually referred to by East Coast watermen as ‘little old toreouts’, being, in fact, a small converted ship's boat.
1956 A. Davison My Ship is so Small ii. 19 Most of the boats in the yard were old tore-outs like the one I lived in.
1979 Yachts & Yachting 9 Nov. 1443/3 Let it be hastily explained that the Sirens in the title of this book are all boats: old toreouts, yachts and ultimately a 117ft ex-trading schooner.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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