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down-east⋅er

  [doun-ee-ster]
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–noun
1. a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
2. a native or inhabitant of Maine.
3. a native or inhabitant of New England.
4. Canadian. a native or resident of the Maritime Provinces.
Origin:
1810–20, Americanism down East + -er 1
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Down East also down East   (doun ēst')   
New England, especially Maine.
Down East'er, down-East'er (doun-ē'stər) n., Down East'ern adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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