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Webster 1913 Edition
Chebacco
Che-bac′co
,Noun.
[From
Chebacco
, the former name of Essex, a town in Massachusetts where such vessels were built.] (Naut.)
A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries; – called also
pinkstern
and chebec
. Bartlett.
Definition 2024
chebacco
chebacco
See also: Chebacco
English
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Noun
chebacco (plural chebaccos)
- (nautical) A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland fisheries.
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Usage notes
In practice, the spelling chebacco most often seems to refer to a small boat (for a few people to sail on), while chebec refers to a larger ship (formerly used in war).
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References
- chebacco in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913