lug|ger

lug|ger
lug|ger «LUHG uhr», noun.
a boat rigged with lugsails: »

In 1952 there were 130 luggers working out of Australian ports (New York Times).

[perhaps < lug3 + -er1. Compare Dutch logger.]

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