·noun A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England.
A low flat-floored boat with a square stern, used in the cod and turbot fishery, 20 feet long and 5 ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The means by which sasses or flood-gates are allowed in fishings on navigable rivers. ...