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SCHOONER , a vessel rigged with fore and aft sails, properly with two masts, but now often with three, four and sometimes more masts; they are much used in the coasting
trade
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RIGGING and SHIP). According to the story, which is probably true, the name arose from a chance spectator's exclamation " there she scoons," i.e. glides, slips free, at the launch of the first vessel of this type at Gloucester
Massachusetts , in 1713, her builder being one Andrew Robinson. The spelling " schooner " is due to a supposed derivation from the Dutch schooner, but that and the other European equivalents, Ger. Schoner, Dan. skonnert, Span. and Portuguese escuna, &c., are all from English
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