down-easter

[ doun-ee-ster ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a full-rigged ship built in New England in the late 19th century, usually of wood and relatively fast.
a native or inhabitant of Maine.
a native or inhabitant of New England.
Canadian. a native or resident of the Atlantic Provinces.

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; down East + -er ¹

Calico rather shuns me, as a general thing, my Down-easter, on account of my plain speaking.

But to think of that old Down-Easter being related to the Warren family!

I exclaimed, halting suddenly, 'there is living critters here, as I'm a Down-easter.'

He was a pretty considerable thorough-bred down-easter; and it was not strange that John Bull detected him.

He had been in his youth a tall and rather lanky down-easter.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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