indiaman

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with IndiaType of sailing vessel, sailing ship
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In′di·a·man noun; pl. Indiamen (…).

A large vessel in the India trade. Thomas Babington Macaulay

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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