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windjammer
wind·jam·mer
/
ˈwɪndˌdʒæm
ər, ˈwɪn-
/
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[
wind
-jam-er,
win
-
]
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noun
Informal.
1.
(formerly) a merchant ship propelled by sails.
2.
any large sailing ship.
3.
a member of its crew.
4.
Older Slang.
a long-winded person; a great talker.
Origin:
1890–95,
Americanism;
wind
1
+
jammer
(see
jam
1
,
-er
1
)
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windjammer
(ˈwɪndˌdʒæmə)
—
n
1.
a large merchant sailing ship
2.
another name for
windcheater
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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