fishing smack

noun

1. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fishing smack¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

A handful of fishing smacks sail out from the harbour - sea bream and Japanese Spanish mackerel are regular catches.

From BBC

Thence, he was to put to sea in a fishing smack, the "Marigold," the skipper of which was in the pay of "Valentine."

From Project Gutenberg

So severely did Boston suffer that there were sixty vessels captured at the entrance to the harbor by one small fishing smack of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, cruising in Massachusetts Bay.

From Project Gutenberg

Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge.

From Project Gutenberg

An Example of U-Boat Brutality One day in the first week of March, 1918, a small Belgian fishing smack was sighted by a German U-boat and was fired upon without the slightest warning.

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