Etymology

drogher

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Today it means: A West Indian coasting vessel, with long masts and lateen sails. Full definition →

Middle French drogueur ← Dutch drogher
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  1. Dutch · derived fromdrogher
  2. Middle French · derived fromdrogueur“ship for catching and drying fish”
  3. English todaydrogher

From Middle French drogueur (“ship for catching and drying fish”), from Dutch drogher, droogher, from droogen (“to dry”).

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