drogher

[ droh-ger ]

/ ˈdroʊ gər /

a freight barge of the West Indies, rigged as a cutter or schooner.

Origin of drogher

1775–85; < Dutch drog(h)er ship for fishing and drying herring and mackerel, equivalent to drog(en) to dry + -er -er¹

Away flew the drogher amid the roaring seas into the pitchy darkness, which now settled down over the ocean.

The Three Lieutenants |W.H.G. Kingston
The drogher was hired by the day, and the longer she was out the more he pocketed.

The Three Lieutenants |W.H.G. Kingston
Still the drogher lay over on her side and gave no signs of righting.

The Three Lieutenants |W.H.G. Kingston
After due discussion they hired a drogher, a country vessel employed in running between the surrounding islands and islets.

The Three Lieutenants |W.H.G. Kingston

There was no one else with us, the crew of the drogher being already on board to await our coming.

Romance |Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer