fishing smack

any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.

Origin of fishing smack

First recorded in 1775–85

I inquired anxiously, thinking of the deep bottom and steep sides of the fishing-smack.

The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rgen |Elizabeth von Arnim
Naturally, I didnt connect that sailboat with the fishing-smack.

Peter Cotterell's Treasure |Rupert Sargent Holland
One day a fishing-smack was on the eve of quitting the Short Blue fleet for its little holiday of a week in port.

The Young Trawler |R.M. Ballantyne
He had scarcely spoken when Lavender called attention to a fishing-smack that was apparently making for the harbor.

Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873. |Various

He had picked up no fishing-smack, and he answered no letters about it.

The Last Hope |Henry Seton Merriman