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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fast-sailing two-masted vessel, rigged with high fore-and-aft sails, much used in the West Indies. The foremast rakes forward, the mainmast aft.
  • noun A term of derision applied to an ill-conditioned, slovenly ship.

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  • noun Alternative form of ballahoo.

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