SCHOONER


Meaning of SCHOONER in English

/ ˈskuːnə(r); NAmE / noun

1.

a sailing ship with two or more masts (= posts that support the sails)

2.

a tall glass for sherry or beer

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: perhaps from dialect scun skim along, influenced by Dutch words beginning with sch- .

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